primate groups

strepsirrhines

lorises, lemurs, galagos. wet nose, longer snouth, tooth comb, from africa, asia, madagascar

haplorhines

tarsiers, monkeys, apes, humans. dry nose, larger brain, from africa and asia

tarsiers

huge eyes, nocturnal, vertical clingers, from southeast asia

anthropoids

monkeys, apes, humans. larger brains, forward facing eyes. from africa, asia, central/south america

platyrrhines

new world monkeys, flat noses, prehensile tails, from central and south america

catarrhines

old world monkeys, apes, and humans. narrow noses, no prehensile tail. from africa and asia

cercopithecoids

old world monkeys, tails, sitting pads. from africa and asia

hominoids

apes and humans, no tail, larger brain. from africa and asia

cercopithecines

baboons, macques, cheek pouches, terrestrial. from africa

old world monkeys

baboons, macques, mandrills. terrestrial

new world monkeys

marmosets, howler monkeys, tamarins. arboreal

apes

gibbons, gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, orangutans, humans