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- In monkey: Classification
…Callitrichidae (marmosets and tamarins) and Cebidae (all others, including capuchins, titis, squirrel monkeys, and howler monkeys). Molecular evidence, together with reassessments of morphological evidence, now indicates that marmosets are more related to the capuchins, with spider monkeys and their relatives being more divergent. Recent classifications, therefore, tend to recognize additional…
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Family Cebidae (capuchins and squirrel monkeys) 2 genera, about 10 species. South and Central America. Family Aotidae (durukulis, or night monkeys) 1 genus, 9 species. South and Central America.
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