Cebidae

Introduction: Cebidae

Description of Cebidae

Cebidae: American monkeys with prehensile tail, widely separated nostrils, nonopposable thumb; many forms are omnivorous and social in families.
Source: CRISP

Cebidae: A family of New World monkeys in the infraorder PLATYRRHINI, consisting of nine subfamilies: ALOUATTINAE; AOTINAE; Atelinae; Callicebinae; CALLIMICONINAE; CALLITRICHINAE; CEBINAE; Pithecinae; and SAIMIRINAE. They inhabit the forests of South and Central America, comprising the largest family of South American monkeys.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Cebidae:

Terms Similar to Cebidae:

• Platyrrhina

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Cebidae:

• Callitrichinae
• Cebinae
• Saimirinae

Source - MeSH 2007

• Aotus
• Saimiri

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Cebidae

• Platyrrhini

Source - MeSH 2007

• Ceboidea

Source - CRISP

The term Cebidae can be used for:

• Alouatta
• Alouattinae
• Ateles
• capuchin
• Cebus
• howler monkey
• Lagothrix
• platyrhine monkey
• spider monkey
• woolly monkey

Source: CRISP

The description of Cebidae may also be used for the following terms:

• nonhuman primate

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Cebidae

The following list attempts to classify Cebidae into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Animals
  • Chordata
    • Vertebrates
      • Mammals
        • Primates
          • Haplorhini
            • Platyrrhini
              • Cebidae

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