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    4 months ago

    In taxonomy (the system of biological classification), monkeys (Simiiformes) are an infraorder of the order of primates (Primates). Apes (Hominoidea) in turn are a superfamily within the Simiiformes. It’s an “every thumb is a finger, but not every finger is a thumb” situation.