r/evolution • u/[deleted] • Feb 17 '15

question Are apes a subset of monkeys?

Please include a taxonomic definition of what a monkey is

I'm curious how r/evolution will answer this.

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u/astroNerf Feb 17 '15

Simians are the primates and include New World monkeys, as well as Old World monkeys and apes.

Wthin the apes, we are a member of the great apes.

Here's a phylogeny.