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Old World monkeys live in Africa and Asia.
When the Americas were discovered, people called the western hemisphere the New World. Europe and the rest of the known lands were called the Old World. That is why monkeys of the Americas are called New World monkeys and those from Africa and Asia are called Old World monkeys.
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∙ 11y agoOld world monkeys have fat noses and applicable thumbs. New world monkeys have flat noses.
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What is the major difference between new world monkeys and old world monkeys?
Old World generally refers to monkeys of Africa and Asia; New World, to monkeys of the Americas. In Old World monkeys, the nostrils face downward and are narrow. New World monkeys have round nostrils facing to the side. The dental formula of the larger New World monkeys includes 3 premolars. Old World monkeys have 2.
What kinds of monkeys are there?
There are 2 major classifications of monkeys. There are Old World and New World Primates. Marmosets and squirrel monkeys are new world primates. Old world primates are roloway and mandrill monkeys.
Do you think that apes are more closely related to old world monkeys or to new world monkeys?
Apes are more closely related to Old World Monkeys.
Are chimps new world monkeys?
Chimpanzees are not New World monkeys. New World monkeys are found in the Americas. Old World monkeys are found in Asia and Africa.
Are lemurs new world or old world?
Lemurs are NOT monkeys (so they cannot be New World nor Old World monkeys); they are prosimians. Prosimians are found in the Old World.
Are old world monkeys or new world monkeys more common?
New world monkeys would be more likely found
What is the difference between new world monkeys and old world monkeys?
New World Monkeys. Many New World monkeys in the family Atelidae, which includes howler monkeys, spider monkeys and woolly monkeys, have grasping tails often with a bare tactile pad. This is in contrast with their distant Old World monkey cousins who do not have prehensile tails.
Are old world monkeys related to new world monkeys?
Well one difference would be that Old World Monkeys have more opposable thumbs than New World Monkeys (basically, it's the main difference). For more information, try clicking the related link. Hope this helped~
Where do white fronted capuchin monkeys live?
They live somewhere in the world They live somewhere in the world
What part of the world do monkeys live in?
monkeys live in rain forests all over Africa and places like that
Where do squirrle monkeys live in the world?
in asia
What are different types of monkey?
There are two main families of monkeys, new world monkeys in South and Central American and old world monkeys in Asia and Africa. Some new world monkeys are Pygmy Marmosets, Spider Monkey, and Tamarins. Some old world monkeys include Patas Monkeys, Colobus Monkeys, and Drill.
