Monkey species

• by diana_monkey

  Is there any chance you'll add more classification details for the monkeys? Pretty sure I keep running across mangabeys.

  Posted April 23, 2015 6:02 PM

• by DZM admin in response to diana_monkey's comment.

  We got this feedback during the beta test... We used to just have "other," but we added "other - primate" (and "other - non-primate") based on that feedback. All monkeys, lemurs, lorises, etc. can go under "other - primate" ... that's all the team needs to know! 😃

  We want to avoid having too many classification options, because folks get confused and overwhelmed.

  Posted April 23, 2015 6:30 PM

• by kamadden

  I understand the need to simplify the classification. I want to know what the common, predominantly grey monkey with the long tails are?

  Posted April 26, 2015 6:16 PM

• by MimiA scientist, moderator

  Those sound like mangabeys, if you post a link we can tell for sure.

  Posted April 27, 2015 10:27 AM

• by diana_monkey

  Those are almost certainly mangabeys - sooty mangabeys if you're in West Africa, agile mangabeys if you're in Central Africa.

  Posted April 28, 2015 12:38 AM

• by kamadden in response to diana_monkey's comment.

  Thank you.

  Posted April 28, 2015 3:01 AM