1) Which monkey is known as the only truly nocturnal monkey?
squirrel monkey
2) What is the scientific name for the Verreaux’s Sifaka?
Propithicus verreauxi
3) Capuchin monkeys are also known as what?
bellboy monkeys
4) What is the genus name for the capuchin monkey?
Callicebus
5) Which of the following is not a prosimian?
potto
6) In the movie Outbreak, a monkey from Africa starts a virulent epidemic in the US. For people who know a little primatology, the movie-makers made a laughable mistake, because they used a monkey that is ONLY native to South America. Which monkey did they use?
dusky leaf monkey
7) What is the scientific name of the Japanese macaque (aka, “snow monkey”)?
Macaca mulata
8) Which monkeys are especially sacred to Hindus and are native to India?
Siva squirrel monkeys
9) The family Cercopithecidae ("Old World monkeys") is divided into two sub-families. One is Cercopithecinae; what is the other?
Colobinae
10) Which of these is NOT a member of the sub-family Cercopithecinae?
celebes macaque
11) What is the scientific name for the bonobo?
Pongo pygmaeus
12) Which of these do not have ischial callosities?
spider monkeys
13) Which of the following types of primate are typically monogamous?
squirrel monkeys
14) Which of the following genera of monkeys does NOT have a prehensile tail?
Lagothrix
15) What is the genus of the “bald-headed” monkey, the Uakari?
Cacajao