Family

Cercopithecidae

38 species in 17 genera. Maximum lifespan ranges from 20 years (Black-crested sumatran langur, or Mitred leaf monkey) to 46 years (Red-capped mangabey).

Species

with a complete mtDNA

Lifespan range

20–46 yr

Longest: Red-capped mangabey

Median GC

42.4%

Range 38–43.7%

Genera

Largest: Macaca (13)

The Cercopithecidae tree

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Genera of Cercopithecidae

17 genera, by species count

Where Cercopithecidae sit among 2,335 species

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Cercopithecidae (38)
Other species

Longest-lived

Top 5 and the shortest-lived

Species in Cercopithecidae

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20 species

Species in Cercopithecidae

Cercocebus torquatus	Red-capped mangabey	46 yr	16,542 bp	41.42%
Macaca mulatta	Rhesus monkey	40 yr	16,564 bp	43.23%
Macaca silenus	Liontail macaque	40 yr	16,541 bp	42.86%
Mandrillus sphinx	Mandrill	40 yr	16,546 bp	42.08%
Macaca fascicularis	Long-tailed macaque	39 yr	16,575 bp	43.11%
Mandrillus leucophaeus	Drill	39 yr	16,547 bp	42.27%
Macaca fuscata	Japanese macaque	38.5 yr	16,565 bp	43.44%
Cercopithecus mitis	Blue monkey	37.8 yr	16,512 bp	42.46%
Macaca nemestrina	Southern pig-tailed macaque, or Pigtail macaque	37.6 yr	16,560 bp	42.82%
Papio hamadryas	Hamadryas baboon	37.5 yr	16,521 bp	43.68%
Theropithecus gelada	Gelada baboon	36 yr	16,546 bp	43.20%
Cercopithecus diana	Diana monkey	35.1 yr	16,505 bp	42.84%
Colobus guereza	Guereza	35 yr	16,648 bp	40.75%
Macaca nigra	Celebes crested macaque	34 yr	16,564 bp	42.97%
Trachypithecus johnii	Hooded leaf monkey	34 yr	16,544 bp	38.87%
Trachypithecus obscurus	Dusky leaf monkey	33.9 yr	16,560 bp	38.71%
Chlorocebus aethiops	Grivet, or Vervet	32 yr	16,389 bp	42.74%
Macaca assamensis	Assam macaque	31.4 yr	16,542 bp	43.30%
Cercopithecus neglectus	De Brazza's monkey	30.8 yr	16,490 bp	42.54%
Erythrocebus patas	Patas monkey	30 yr	16,676 bp	41.27%