monkey
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Diana monkey
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A primate that is also a member of the superfamily Ceboidea (New World monkeys) or Cercopithecoidea (Old World monkeys). Monkeys are long-tailed, medium-bodied, and either arboreal or terrestrial quadrupeds. New World monkeys include the capuchins, spider monkeys, howler monkeys, and marmosets. Old World monkeys include the macaques, baboons, and langur monkeys.
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