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Different types of apes

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From Wikipedia: the family Hylobatidae consists of 4 genera and 13 species of gibbons, including the Lar Gibbon and the Siamang, collectively known as the "lesser apes" the family Hominidae consisting of orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, and humans, collectively known as the great apes.

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There are twenty four extant species of apes. Seventeen of these are Lesser Apes, seven are Great Apes:

Lesser Apes

  • Hylobates lar
  • Hylobates albibaris
  • Hylobates agilis
  • Hylobates muelleri
  • Hylobates moloch
  • Hylobates pileatus
  • Hylobates klossi
  • Hoolock hoolock
  • Hoolock leuconedys
  • Symphalangus syndactylus
  • Nomascus annamensis
  • Nomascus concolor
  • Nomascus nasutus
  • Nomascus hainanus
  • Nomascus leucogenys
  • Nomascus siki
  • Nomascus gabriellae

Great Apes

  • Homo sapiens
  • Pan troglodytes
  • Pan paniscus
  • Gorilla gorilla
  • Gorilla beringei
  • Pongo abelii
  • Pongo pygmaeus
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Gorillas, chimpanzees, gibbons, Even humans.

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Gibbon

Oranatang

Chimpanzee

Bonobo

gorilla

Man

All other so called apes (Barbarian ape etc) are actually monkeys.

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gorilla monkey and baboon

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