A
monkey is any haplorhine
primate not belonging to the family
Tarsiidae,
Hylobatidae,
Pongidae, or
Hominidae. This does not correspond to any taxon; it is divided into
Old World monkeys (
Cercopithecidae) and
New World monkeys (
Callitrichidae and
Cebidae), but the catarrhines include the
apes as well as the Old World monkeys.
The
Monkey is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the
Chinese zodiac related to the
Chinese calendar. It is thought that each animal is associated with certain personality traits.
See also: List of famous monkeys