Question

Write in difference between new world monkeys and old world monkeys.​

Answer 1

Some important information on new world monkeys are:-

• 1. They are found in south & North America.

• 2. Long & prehensile tail is found in them.

• 3. Dental formula is 2133/2133 = 36.

• 4. Mestruation cycle in female is absent like Spider monkey.

Some important information on old world monkeys:-

• 1. Old world monkeys were found in Africa, Asia.

• 2. Long or short and non prehensile tail was found in them.

• 3. Dental formula is 2123/2123 = 32

• 4. Menstruation cycle in female present like Rhesus (Macaca), Baboon.

Answer 2

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↪ Old World monkeys are native to Africa and Asia.

↪ Old World monkeys belong to the family Cercopithecidae and consist of species such as macaques, baboons, and vervet monkeys

↪These monkeys spend much more of their time on the ground, but can be found in habitats ranging from the rainforest to the savannah to the mountains

↪ Old World monkeys all have tails, but they lack the ability to grasp objects .

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↪New World monkeys are indigenous to the Americas, but their homes are not the only ways in which they are different .

↪New World monkeys are members of five different primate families i. e.

• Callitrichidae
• Cebidae
• Aotidae
• Pitheciidae
• And Atelidae

They consist of almost exclusively arboreal (tree-dwelling) species like marmosets, tamarins, capuchins, and spider monkeys

↪Some species of New World monkeys possess prehensile tails, meaning they can use their tails to grasp or hold on to objects

Their tails can aid these monkeys in finding and eating food in the canopy as well as moving amongst the trees, as their tails provide extra support and balance.

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