Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)

Family

Old World Monkeys

Cercopithecidae

66 species in our catalog · found in 101 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Proboscis Monkey
EN

Proboscis Monkey

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Nasalis larvatus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Blue Monkey
LC

Blue Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cercopithecus mitis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
L'Hoest's Guenon
VU

L'Hoest's Guenon

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Allochrocebus lhoesti

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Olive Baboon
LC

Olive Baboon

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Papio anubis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Green Monkey
LC

Green Monkey

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Chlorocebus sabaeus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Northern Plains Gray Langur
LC

Northern Plains Gray Langur

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Semnopithecus entellus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Mount Kilimanjaro Guereza

Mount Kilimanjaro Guereza

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Colobus caudatus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Macaca leonina

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Thomas’s Langur
VU Endemic

Thomas’s Langur

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Presbytis thomasi

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Maroon Leaf Monkey
VU

Maroon Leaf Monkey

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Presbytis rubicunda

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Toque Macaque
EN Endemic

Toque Macaque

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Macaca sinica

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Tufted Langur
NT

Tufted Langur

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Semnopithecus priam

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Ashy Red Colobus
EN

Ashy Red Colobus

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Piliocolobus tephrosceles

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Guinea Baboon
NT

Guinea Baboon

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Papio papio

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabey
VU

grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Lophocebus albigena

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Crab-eating Macaque
EN

Crab-eating Macaque

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Macaca fascicularis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Vervet Monkey
LC

Vervet Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Chlorocebus pygerythrus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Red-tailed Monkey
LC

Red-tailed Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cercopithecus ascanius

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Black Leaf Monkey
VU Endemic

Black Leaf Monkey

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Semnopithecus johnii

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Patas Monkey
NT

Patas Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Erythrocebus patas

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Chacma Baboon
LC

Chacma Baboon

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Papio ursinus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Mantled Guereza
LC

Mantled Guereza

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Colobus guereza

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Hamadryas Baboon
LC

Hamadryas Baboon

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Papio hamadryas

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Dent’s Monkey
LC

Dent’s Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cercopithecus denti

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Black-shanked Douc Langur
CR

Black-shanked Douc Langur

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Pygathrix nigripes

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Silvered Leaf Monkey
VU

Silvered Leaf Monkey

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Trachypithecus cristatus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Grivet
LC

Grivet

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Chlorocebus aethiops

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Japanese Macaque
LC Endemic

Japanese Macaque

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Macaca fuscata

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Rhesus Macaque
LC

Rhesus Macaque

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Macaca mulatta

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Gee's Golden Langur
EN

Gee's Golden Langur

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Trachypithecus geei

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Yellow Baboon
LC

Yellow Baboon

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Papio cynocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Sumatran Surili
EN

Sumatran Surili

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Presbytis melalophos

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Southern Pig-tailed Macaque
EN

Southern Pig-tailed Macaque

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Macaca nemestrina

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
De Brazza’s Monkey
LC

De Brazza’s Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cercopithecus neglectus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Dusky Leaf-monkey
EN

Dusky Leaf-monkey

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Trachypithecus obscurus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Bonnet Macaque
VU Endemic

Bonnet Macaque

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Macaca radiata

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Formosan Rock Macaque
LC Endemic

Formosan Rock Macaque

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Macaca cyclopis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Western Red Colobus
EN

Western Red Colobus

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Piliocolobus badius

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Purple-faced Lutung
EN Endemic

Purple-faced Lutung

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Semnopithecus vetulus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Himalayan Langur
LC

Himalayan Langur

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Semnopithecus schistaceus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Southern Plains Gray Langur
LC Endemic

Southern Plains Gray Langur

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Semnopithecus hypoleucos

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Angola Colobus
VU

Angola Colobus

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Colobus angolensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Capped Langur
VU

Capped Langur

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Trachypithecus pileatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Kinda Baboon
LC

Kinda Baboon

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Papio kindae

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Malbrouck Monkey
LC

Malbrouck Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Chlorocebus cynosuros

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Tantalus Monkey
LC

Tantalus Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Chlorocebus tantalus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Javan Lutung
VU

Javan Lutung

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Trachypithecus auratus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Celebes Crested Macaque
CR

Celebes Crested Macaque

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Macaca nigra

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Bale Monkey
VU Endemic

Bale Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Chlorocebus djamdjamensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Stump-tailed Macaque
VU

Stump-tailed Macaque

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Macaca arctoides

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Assam Macaque
NT

Assam Macaque

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Macaca assamensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Robinson’s Banded Langur
NT

Robinson’s Banded Langur

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Presbytis robinsoni

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Annamese Langur
EN

Annamese Langur

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Trachypithecus margarita

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Lion-tailed Macaque
EN Endemic

Lion-tailed Macaque

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Macaca silenus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Tarai Gray Langur
NT

Tarai Gray Langur

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Semnopithecus hector

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Golden Snub-nosed Monkey
EN Endemic

Golden Snub-nosed Monkey

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Rhinopithecus roxellana

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
White-thighed Surili
NT

White-thighed Surili

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Presbytis siamensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Black Sumatran Langur
EN

Black Sumatran Langur

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Presbytis sumatrana

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Southern Mitered Langur
VU

Southern Mitered Langur

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Presbytis mitrata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Hatinh Langur
EN

Hatinh Langur

Mammal

Trachypithecus hatinhensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Showing the 60 most likely of 66 species — the park table below covers them all.

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%
Jan
~50%
Feb
~50%
Mar
~50%
Apr
~50%
May
~50%
Jun
~50%
Jul
~50%
Aug
~50%
Sep
~50%
Oct
~50%
Nov
~50%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Old World Monkeys

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 9
>90%
2 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 8
>90%
3 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 7
>90%
4 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia 6
>90%
5 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 4
>90%
6 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal 4
>90%
7 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 5
>90%
8 Tanjung Puting National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 5
>90%
9 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 6
>90%
10 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 6
>90%
11 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 4
>90%
12 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 4
>90%
13 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 4
>90%
14 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 3
>90%
15 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 6
>90%
16 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 3
>90%
17 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 3
>90%
18 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia 3
~90%
19 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 9
~90%
20 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8
~90%
21 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 4
~90%
22 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 4
~90%
23 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India 3
~90%
24 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 4
~90%
25 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 3
~90%
26 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan 4
~90%
27 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
~90%
28 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia 5
~90%
29 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 3
~90%
30 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
~90%
31 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 3
~90%
32 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 4
~90%
33 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 5
~90%
34 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India 4
~90%
35 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 6
~90%
36 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 6
~90%
37 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 5
~90%
38 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania 4
~90%
39 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 4
~90%
40 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 3
~90%
41 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 6
~90%
42 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 3
~90%
43 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 3
~80%
44 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 4
~80%
45 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 5
~80%
46 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi 2
~80%
47 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
~80%
48 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India 4
~80%
49 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 4
~80%
50 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 5
~80%
51 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 4
~80%
52 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 5
~80%
53 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 4
~80%
54 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia 5
~80%
55 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
~80%
56 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India 3
~80%
57 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 4
~80%
58 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 3
~80%
59 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India 4
~80%
60 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
~70%
61 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 2
~70%
62 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India 3
~70%
63 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India 3
~70%
64 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 2
~70%
65 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 3
~70%
66 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 3
~70%
67 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India 4
~70%
68 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia 4
~70%
69 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan 1
~70%
70 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 3
~70%
71 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 3
~70%
72 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 6
~70%
73 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
~70%
74 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 4
~70%
75 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 6
~70%
76 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
~70%
77 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 3
~70%
78 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan 1
~70%
79 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 3
~70%
80 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
~60%
81 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 2
~60%
82 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 5
~60%
83 Gir National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
~60%
84 Komodo National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
~60%
85 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 2
~60%
86 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India 3
~60%
87 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
~60%
88 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
~60%
89 Golden Gate Highlands National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~60%
90 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
~50%
91 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
~50%
92 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia 4
~40%
93 Tangkoko Nature Reserve 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
~40%
94 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 3
~40%
95 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
~40%
96 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 2
~40%
97 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 3
~30%
98 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China 2
~30%
99 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
~20%
100 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
~20%
101 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
~10%