Which extinct giant lemur weighed up to 200 kg?
Answer
Archaeoindris
79 Primates Trivia Questions with Answers
79 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What is the scientific name for the red uakari?
Answer
Cacajao calvus
What is the largest species of gibbon?
Answer
Siamang
What is the common name for the primate species Macaca fuscata?
Answer
Japanese macaque
What is the term for the bony crest on the skull of male gorillas?
Answer
Sagittal crest
What is the scientific name for the pygmy marmoset?
Answer
Cebuella pygmaea
Which New World monkey is famous for using stones to crack open nuts?
Answer
Capuchin monkey
Which primate is the only one known to be venomous?
Answer
Slow loris
Which lemur has a long, striped black-and-white tail?
Answer
Ring-tailed lemur
Which monkey is famous for its large, bulbous nose?
Answer
Proboscis monkey
What is the common name of the baboon species with a reddish-brown face and a mane?
Answer
Hamadryas baboon
What is the common name for the baboon species Papio ursinus?
Answer
Chacma baboon
Which primate is known to hibernate during the winter?
Answer
Fat-tailed dwarf lemur
What is the scientific name for the bonobo?
Answer
Pan paniscus
Which tamarin species is known for its white 'mustache'?
Answer
Emperor tamarin
What is the only monkey species that is nocturnal?
Answer
Night monkey
What is the scientific name for the common chimpanzee?
Answer
Pan troglodytes
What does the name 'orangutan' mean in Malay?
Answer
Forest person
Which primate uses its tail as a fifth limb?
Answer
Spider monkey
What is the term for a group of gorillas?
Answer
Troop
What is the smallest primate species?
Answer
Madame Berthe's mouse lemur
What is the scientific name for modern humans?
Answer
Homo sapiens
Which great ape is found only on the island of Borneo?
Answer
Bornean orangutan
What is the largest living primate species?
Answer
Eastern gorilla