Cercopithecus superfamily - Cercopithecus superfamily

Japanese: オナガザル上科 - おながざるじょうか

…In the broad sense, it refers to the Cercopithecidae family, and in the narrow sense, to the Cercopithecinae subfamily when contrasted with the Colobinae subfamily, and to the Cercopithecinae genus (guenons). The superfamily Cercopithecoidea is a taxonomic group that refers to the so-called Old World monkeys (= Catarrhini), and together with the superfamily Capuchinoidea and Hominoidea, it constitutes the suborder Anthropoidea. It consists of one family, Cercopithecidae, which is divided into the subfamily Cercopithecinae and the subfamily Colobinae. …

From [True Monkeys]

...A general term for mammals belonging to the Anthropoidea suborder of the order Primates. It includes the Capuchin superfamily, Cercopithecinoid superfamily, and Hominoid superfamily, and divides the order Primates into two groups, along with the Prosimians. Modern-day Anthropoids are found in Central and South America. Night monkey All but one species are diurnal and live in groups in trees, and through this lifestyle they have acquired the morphological and behavioral characteristics that are commonly referred to as monkey-like.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the superfamily Cercopithecinae is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…広義にはオナガザル科を，コロブス亜科と対比させるときにはオナガザル亜科を，また狭義にはオナガザル属(グエノン)を指す。オナガザル上科Cercopithecoideaはいわゆる旧世界ザル(＝狭鼻猿類)を指す分類群で，オマキザル上科およびヒト上科とともに真猿亜目を構成する。オナガザル科Cercopithecidae1科よりなり，オナガザル亜科Cercopithecinaeとコロブス亜科Colobinaeに分けられる。…

【真猿類】より

…霊長目真猿亜目Anthropoideaに属する哺乳類の総称。オマキザル上科，オナガザル上科，ヒト上科を含み，原猿類とともに霊長目を二分する。現生の真猿類は中南米のヨザル種を除いてすべて昼行性で，樹上での集団生活を基本とし，この生活様式を通じて，形態上行動上のいわゆるサルらしさを獲得するに至った。…

※「オナガザル上科」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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