Before you can buy a monkey,
you will have to find out what monkey you really want. Are you looking for an
intelligent monkey like a capuchin or a smaller monkey like a marmoset or a tamarin.
Perhaps you are looking for something in between like a squirrel monkey ? Maybe you
would rather like to have a mouse-sized monkey like a pygmy marmoset ? Hopefully the
details and pictures below will make you help the right decision.
Here is a list of primates commonly kept in captivity :
Capuchins
Guenons
Macaques
Marmosets
Squirrels
Spiders
Tamarins
Here is some global information for each specie :
Capuchins :
| Lifespan: |
35-45 years |
| Length: |
Head + Body : 12-22 inches (30-55 cm)
Tail : 12-22 inches (30-56 cm) |
| Weight: |
4-15 pounds (1.8-6.8kg).
Females are usually smaller than males |
Brown pale-fronted capuchin
(Cebus albifrons)
(c) Copyright - Ivan Crab |
White faced capuchin
(Cebus capucinus)
(c) Philip Greenspun |
Black-capped capuchin
(Cebus appella)
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Guenons :
| Vervet : |
| Lifespan: |
20-25 years |
| Length: |
Head + Body : 17.9-25.7 inches (46-66cm)
Tail : 19.5-28.1 inches (50-72cm) |
| Weight: |
Females : 7-9 pounds (3.5-4.5kg)
Males : 9-10 pounds (4-5kg) |
Green monkey
(C. aethiops) |
Grivet
(C. aethiops sabaeus) |
Vervet
(C. aethiops pygerythus) |
Macaques :
| Celebes Macaque : |
| Lifespan: |
25-30 years |
| Length: |
Head + Body : 22-31 inches (60-80 cm)
Tail : .39-.78 inches (10-20 mm) |
| Weight: |
13-35 pounds (6-16kg). |
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| Java Macaque : |
| Lifespan: |
25-30 years |
| Length: |
Head + Body : 15-24 inches (38-65 cm)
Tail : 15.6-26 inches (40-65 cm) |
| Weight: |
8-22 pounds (4-10 kg) |
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| Pig-tailed Macaque : |
| Lifespan: |
25-30 years |
| Length: |
Head + Body : 19.5-27 inches (50-68 cm)
Tail : 5-9.5 inches (14-24.5 cm) |
| Weight: |
10-35 pounds (4.5-16 kg) |
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| Rhesus Macaque : |
| Lifespan: |
25-30 years |
| Length: |
Head + Body : 15-24 inches (38.5-65 cm)
Tail : 7-12 inches (38.5-65 cm) |
| Weight: |
10-30 pounds (4.5-14 kg) |
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| Stump-tailed Macaque : |
| Lifespan: |
25-30 years |
| Length: |
Head + Body : 23-25 inches (60-64 cm)
Tail : .39-.78 inches (10-20 mm) |
| Weight: |
22-33 pounds (10-15 kg) |
Rhesus Macaque
(Macaca Mulatta) |
Marmosets :
| Common Marmoset : |
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| Lifespan: |
7-20 years |
| Length: |
Head + Body : 7-12 inches (18-30 cm)
Tail : 7-16 inches (17-40 cm) |
| Weight: |
10-18 ounces (300-500 grams) |
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| Geoffroy's Marmoset : |
| Lifespan: |
7-16 years |
| Length: |
Head + Body : 7-8 inches (18-20 cm)
Tail : 9-11 inches (23-29 cm) |
| Weight: |
10-12 ounces (300-360 grams) |
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| Pygmy Marmoset : |
| Lifespan: |
over 16 years |
| Length: |
The pygmy marmoset is one of the smallest monkey on earth !!!
Head + Body : 4.7-5.8 inches (12-15 cm)
Tail : 6.6-9 inches (17-23 cm) |
| Weight: |
3.5-4.5 ounces (100-120g).
At birth the young weigh appr 0.5 ounces (15g). |
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| Silvery Marmoset : |
| Lifespan: |
over 10 years |
| Length: |
Head + Body : 7-10.9 inches (18-28 cm)
Tail : 10.3-14.8 inches (26-38 cm) |
| Weight: |
10.6-12.7 ounces (300-360 grams) |
Common Marmoset
(Callithrix jacchus jacchus)
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Pygmy Marmoset
(Cebuella pygmaea)
(c) Copyright - Ivan Crab |
Geoffroy's Marmoset
(Callithrix jacchus geoffroyi)
(c) Copyright - Ivan Crab |
Silvery Marmoset
(Callithrix argentata argentata)
(c) Copyright - Ivan Crab |
Squirrels :
| Lifespan: |
15-25 years |
| Length: |
Head + Body : up to 12.5 inches (31 cm)
Tail : 16 inches (40 cm) |
| Weight: |
appr 33.3 ounces (950g) for males
appr 22.8 ounces (650g) for females |
Common Squirrel monkey
(Saimiri sciureus)
Photo Credit - Brian Due Hansen |
Spiders :
| Lifespan: |
30-35 years |
| Length: |
Head + Body : 19-20 inches (48-52 cm)
Tail : 27-30 inches (70-78 cm) |
| Weight: |
13-25 pounds (6-12 kg) |
Brown-headed spider monkey
(Ateles fusciceps) |
Tamarins :
| Cotton-Top Tamarin : |
| Lifespan: |
15 years |
| Length: |
Head + Body : 7.8-11.3 inches (200-290mm)
Tail : 12.1-16.4 inches (310-420mm) |
| Weight: |
12.3 to 15.0 ounces (350- 450g) |
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| Golden Lion Tamarin : |
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| Lifespan: |
15 years |
| Length: |
Head + Body : 7.8 - 13.3 inches (200-340mm)
Tail : 12.3 - 15.6 inches (315-400mm) |
| Weight: |
12.7-25 ounces (360-710 g) |
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| Emperor Tamarin : |
| Lifespan: |
18 years |
| Length: |
Head + Body : 9.2-10.4 inches (235-265mm)
Tail : 14-16.6 inches (347-423mm) |
| Weight: |
10.7-14 ounces (300-400 g) |
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| Black Tamarin : |
| Lifespan: |
16 years |
| Length: |
Head + Body : 7.5-8.2 inches (190-210mm)
Tail : appr 10 inches (250mm) |
| Weight: |
9-13 ounces (250-365g) |
Cotton-Top tamarin
(Saguinus oedipus)
(c) Photo Credit - Renee |
Golden lion tamarin
(Leontopithecus rosalia)
(c) Copyright - Ivan Crab |
Emperor tamarin
(Saguinus Emperator)
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Moustached tamarin
(Saguinus Mistax) |
Red Handed tamarin
(Saguinus Midas) |
Saddle-back tamarin
(Saguinus fuscicollis Emperator) |
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