Monkeys and chimps, although initially believed to be similar in species resulted to belong to complete differ scientific family. Chimps actually belong to the Ape family, which differs from the monkeys...

Monkeys are primates that belong to the Haplorhini suborder and Simiiformes infraorder. Gorillas belong to the Hominidae family and Gorilla Genus. Gorillas are considered as the largest primates by physical...

Apes are a type of primates, which when further broken down into results in gorillas. Gorillas are a subcategory of Apes. Gorillas are considered as the largest ape and part of the Genus, Gorilla.

Monkeys are often small in size with small hands and slightly longer legs. They have opposable thumbs on both their hands and their feet. Apes are usually larger in size and have uneven proportion of hands to...

Although, man and monkey share the same ancestry, they are actually very different. Humans have evolved from the ape family, which includes gorilla, chimpanzees and orangutans. However, monkeys belong to a...