What is a group of monkeys called?

a troop of monkeys. a barren of mules. a watch of nightingales. a yoke of oxen. a pandemonium of parrots. a covey of partridges. a muster of peacocks. a muster or parcel or rookery of penguins. a head or nye of pheasants. a kit of pigeons flying together. a litter or herd of pigs. a stand or wing or congregation of plovers. read more

Monkeys are a varied group of mammals of the primate order. The monkey category includes all that are not ape, human or prosimian. Common features of monkeys include sitting in an upright position, human-like faces, stereoscopic color vision, flat nails and adept climbing ability. read more

A group of monkeys is called a troop of monkeys. Another collective noun is a barrel of monkeys. read more

Like monkeys, tarsiers are haplorhine primates; however, they are also not monkeys. Apes emerged within the catarrhines with the Old World monkeys as a sister group, so cladistically they are monkeys as well. However, traditionally apes are not considered monkeys, rendering this grouping paraphyletic. read more