What's the difference between apes primates?

Primate Image Gallery What makes this ape different from a monkey? See more pictures of monkeys and apes. Cyril Ruoso/JH Editorial/Getty Images. While apes and monkeys are both primates, and are part of the same primate suborder, there are lots of differences between them. read more

­While apes and monkeys are both primates, and are part of the same primate suborder, there are lots of differences between them. There are also lots of other sorts of primates. The distinction between different primate groups is­ based on physical characteristics and evolutionary ancestry. read more

Monkeys' and 'Apes' are terms that refer to big groups that contain many different species. Gorillas are a specific species of ape. An analogy would be 'birds' and 'blue jays', where 'birds' is like 'monkeys' or 'apes', and 'blue jay' is like 'gorilla'. There are lots of different species of birds. read more