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Monkes, some of the smartest creatures on the planet. But what is a monke? A monke is defined as an animal with zero (or rarely, three) humps. Monkeys are the most well-known monke, as they have long, arched trunks and much like our long, curved ears, they tend to stick out. Reference of monke on the right. There are many great monkeys. I wondered to myself what is best monke, which monkeys are beautiful and which are not. I will be ranking 160 species of monkes on a rating scale of 1 being not good monke, do not like, to 10, exquisite. Monkeys are magnificent creatures.

The Monkeys

Here will be all the rankings of the monkeys. I will only be ranking new world monkeys, not old world monkeys. If an asterisk is visible it means there is limited information on that monkey. If a plus is visible it means that this monkey is special or one of the better ones. Monkeys will not be ranked in order.

# Species/Name Rating Explanation
1 Red-handed tamarin 4/10 What is that thing. It looks like a deformed bat.
2 Black tamarin 5/10 It looks like one of the creatures from where the wild things are.
3 Eastern black-handed tamarin 5/10 Decent monke.
4 Pied tamarin 2/10 It looks like a gremlin. It looks like it's planning something mischievous.
5 Martins's tamarin 4/10 Why is it balding.
6 White-footed tamarin 4/10 Mediocre.
7 Cottontop tamarin 6/10 It has majestic hair, and looks quite exquisite.
8 Geoffroy's tamarin 4/10 It has long pointy bat like ears, red eyes, and a round spherical face.
9 Moustached tamarin 6/10 Moustache.
10 White-lipped tamarin 5/10 It looks like it has a moustache, not as good as the moustached tamarin.
11 Emperor tamarin 10+/10 Long beautiful moustache.
12 Mottle-faced tamarin 5/10 Decent quality monkey. Not good not bad.
13 Black-mantled tamarin 4/10 It looks very batlike like several of the other monkies. Its ears seem rather pointy and curved. It has beedy little eyes and I don't like them.
14 Spix's saddle-back tamarin 4/10 Not any interesting features or behaviours. Low tier monkey, below average.
15 Andean saddle-back tamarin 5/10 Average monke.
16 Lesson's saddle-back tamarin 4/10 Nothing special.
17 Cruz Lima's saddle-back tamarin 4/10 It has a quite ferret like appearance. Other than that nothing stands out with this monke.
18 Weddell's saddle-back tamarin 4/10 This monkey looks the exact same as the last one.
19 Golden-mantled tamarin 9+/10 Majestic, monke. It is orange, gold brown, black and gray. Beautiful, divine.
20 Illiger's saddle-back tamarin 4/10 Just a worse version of the golden-mantled tamarin.
21 Red-mantled saddle-back tamarin 4/10 All of these monkeys look the exact same.
22 Geoffroy's saddle-back tamarin 5/10 Average.
23 Golden lion tamarin 8+/10 Beautiful, exquisite, impeccable, splendid, handsome.
24 Golden-headed lion tamarin 5/10 Decent.
25 Black lion tamarin 5/10 Same as last one just a different color.
26 Superagui lion tamarin 6/10 This monke is rather chunky, and of large size. Above average.
27 Goeldi's marmoset 5/10 Of medium quality. Looks gremlin like.
28 Silvery marmoset 5/10 Similar to last one, just gray in appearance.
29 Roosmalens' dwarf marmoset 5/10 Extremely tiny, the size of a small, little chunky rat. Five out of ten.
30 White marmoset 4/10 Mediocre.
31 Black-tailed marmoset 5/10 Average monke, this monke isn't very interesting.
32 Schneider's marmoset 4/10 Very similar atleast in appearance to the white marmoset, aswell as similar geographic locations just outside the amazon rainforest. Due to the similarity between schneider's marmoset and the white marmoset, they will have the same ranking.
33 Hershkovitz's marmoset 5/10 Has somewhat large red ears, and a thin white fur, however it seems to be balding, and has a dent in it's head. It looks very beautiful though. Due to these features I rank it a five out of ten.
34 Emilia's marmoset 4/10 Similar to the last, but has a more normal appearance. Emilia's marmoset with have a slightly lower ranking due to this.
35 Black-headed marmoset 9+/10 ...I don't even know what to say, this monkey is something else, nine out of ten.
36 *Marca's marmoset 6/10 There is limited information so I am unable to find images of this monkey. It is a species located in the amazon rainforest in Aripuanã-Manicoré interfluvium in Brazil. It's body is light gray with orange legs, a black tail and pinkish face, quite unique.
37 Santarem marmoset 8/10 Quite similar to the black marmoset, maybe not quite as good though.
38 Gold-and-white marmoset 5/10 It is a small white monkey, with golden legs and a long golden tail. Decent.
39 Maués marmoset 6/10 Has wierd fluffy ears that protrude from its face with unatural curviture. It has tiny little fingers with sharp claws, it looks like a gremlin, but it was fed after midnight.
40 *Sateré marmoset 4/10 It is endemic to brazil. That is the only thing on the wikepedia page, I am only able to find a single image on google of what it looks like. I will just give it a four out of ten.
41 Rio Acarí marmoset 5/10 That thing is ugly.
42 Rondon's marmoset 4/10 Very small white monkey, with golden legs, and a long black tail, its face is a light pinkish brown. I will give this monkey another four out of ten.
43 *Munduruku marmoset 4/10 Limited information. It is endemic to brazil, but do to the lack of information the highest I can give is a four.
44 Western pygmy marmoset 10+/10 good monke
45 Eastern pygmy marmoset 6/10 It is about the size of a rat. Even though it is small it is quite chunky.
46 Common marmoset 9+/10 Quite handsome monke, it has white tufted ears.
47 Black-tufted marmoset 9+/10 It's the same as the last one just with black tufted ears.
48 Wied's marmoset 8/10 It is quite similar to the last one aswell, it has light gray fur around his ears, however my ranking wont be as high as it seems to be a slightly worse version of the common marmoset or black tufted marmoset.
49 White-headed marmoset 4/10 It's beedy little eyes are stairing through the screen into my soul as I write this review. His face is just so ominous, I wouldn't want to be near this monkey.
50 Buffy-tufted marmoset 4/10 He looks very angry, he needs to calm down.
51 Buffy-headed marmoset 10+/10 S Tier monkey, one of the best, it has a very, unique appearance and seperates it from the others, truly one of the best so far.
52 Colombian white-faced capuchin 5/10 Nothing special.
53 Panamanian white-faced capuchin 5/10 Monke.
54 Marañón white-fronted capuchin 5/10 Decent monke, not bad, not good.
55 Shock-headed capuchin 6/10 Slightly above average, it looks like your standard monkey, it's not going for anything unique but that's okay. It is just decent and it knows that. It isn't trying to stand out.
56 Spix's white-fronted capuchin 5/10 In the decent to mediocre range, not bad though.
57 Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin 5/10 Again decent, would rate right in the middle, a five out of ten.
58 Wedge-capped capuchin 5/10 Normal monkey.
59 Chestnut capuchin 5/10 Looks similar to the other monkeys.
60 Kaapori capuchin 5/10 Again very average, standard monkey.
61 Brown weeper capuchin 5/10 What is that name..
62 Sierra de Perijá white-fronted capuchin 5/10 Similar to Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin.
63 Río Cesar white-fronted capuchin 6/10 White-fronted capuchin except this time with full coat of white fur.
64 Varied white-fronted capuchin 5/10 Another white-fronted capuchin.
65 Santa Marta white-fronted capuchin 6/10 White-fronted capuchin except this time it has a gold-ish white coat.
66 Ecuadorian white-fronted capuchin 5/10 The ecuadorian variety of white-fronted capuchin just don't seem to have much uniqueness going on making them a very average monkey, which I see as a very acurate representation of the white-fronted capuchins. Because of this my review will be nothing more than a five.
67 Tufted capuchin 6/10 Slightly above average, slightly majestic.
68 Blond capuchin 7/10 That literally looks like a doctor sues creature. What is that.. Seven out of ten.
69 Black-striped capuchin 6/10 That is a monkey.
70 Azaras's capuchin 6/10 Also named hooded capuchin. It has light brown fur similar to the Santa Marta white-fronted capuchin with hair like features similar to the Black-striped capuchin or Tufted capuchin. I would give it a slightly above average rating.
71 Black capuchin 7/10 Beautiful hair, majestic monkey.
72 Crested capuchin 5/10 Has a blackish brown coat. About average.
73 Golden-bellied capuchin 5/10 Given the name, I am highly dissapointed. It's name sets the expectations too high. For other monkeys such as the Shock-headed capuchin who also have unimpressive aspects, it knows it's place, and isn't trying to stand out, where as this simply doesn't meet the expectations it has set for itself.
74 *Bare-eared squirrel monkey 4/10 Average to below average monkey. There is limited information so my review may not be fully acurate as I have little information on this monkey, but also squirrel.
75 Black squirrel monkey 5/10 Decent monkey. Also, squirel monkey.
76 Black-capped squirrel monkey 5/10 Average monkey. Five out of ten, would recommend.
77 Central American squirrel monkey 6/10 Above average monke, not enough squirrel though.
78 Guianan squirrel monkey 5/10 It looks the same as the last monkey although maybe a little smaller. There isn't much to say.
79 Humboldt's squirrel monkey 5/10 Again quite average.
80 Collins' squirrel monkey 5/10 Little to no difference from last one.
81 Gray-bellied night monkey 10+/10 They look.. like morbidly obese rats.
82 Panamanian night monkey 7/10 Looks similar to the last one but a little more life like.
83 Gray-handed night monkey 8+/10 It looks like a combination of a raccoon and a monkey. Eight out of ten.
84 Hernández-Camacho's night monkey 5/10 It's eyes look sad, poor monkey.
85 Brumback's night monkey 6/10 A little creepy looking, but above average monke.
86 Three-striped night monkey 6/10 Happy monke.
87 Spix's night monkey 6/10 monke
88 Peruvian night monkey 5/10 Look similar to the last monke.
89 Nancy Ma's night monkey 6/10 Seems like a peaceful monkey. Sometimes I think about what life would be like as a monkey, just jumping around on the treetops eating the bananas. I want to be reborn as monkey when I die. That would be nice. Six out of ten decent monkey.
90 Azara's night monkey 6/10 It is similar to the previous monkeys but it has an orange coat for its belly and tail, which makes it unique.
91 Black-headed night monkey 6/10 They just seem so happy. They live simple lives, in the forest eating bannanas, apples even. Being a human is great and all, but.. Six out of ten night monkey.
92 White-eared titi 6/10 Humble monke
93 Rio Beni titi 6/10 They just seem so content with life like, no worries in life, life is simple yet fufilling. Banana eat, eat, orange, banana, eat apple, food.
94 Rio Mayo titi 6/10 Average. Fluffy monkey.
95 Ollala brothers' titi 6/10 Similar to Rio Mayo Titi, but with a brown coat. Because of this it will be given the same ranking.
96 White-coated titi 6/10 In the name, it is just a white coated version of the same monke.
97 Urubamba brown titi 5/10 The titi's look quite similar to eachother, so there isn't much variation in my reviews.
98 Baptista Lake titi 7/10 Wise monkey. It looks like he is going to teach me his wisdom.
99 Prince Bernhard's titi 6/10 It has a dark blackish brown coat with a bright red beared. Above average
100 Brown titi 5/10 Average monkey. This is my hundredth review. I'm getting a little tired, I haven't slept in days. I must continue now.
101 Parecis titi 5/10 Average, not much unique about this monkey. It doesn't really speak to me.
102 Ashy black titi 6/10 Seem quite peaceful. Chill monke.
103 Hoffmanns's titi 6/10 They have a darker coat with a whitish yellow bear, similar to Prince Bernhard's titi, but with a differently colored beared.
104 Red-bellied titi 4/10 Dissapointed, did not meet my expectations.
105 Vieira's titi 6/10 Very round spherical monkey.
106 Milton's titi 5/10 Average monkey.
107 *Chestnut-bellied titi 5/10 Unable to get enough information on this monkey. I am unsure if the images on google are of the chestnut-bellied titi or other titi species like the red-bellied titi. Because of this the highest I can give it is a five out of ten.
108 Coppery titi 5/10 Obese, chunky, wide, built like a turtle.
109 Toppin's titi 5/10 Average quality monkey.
110 Madidi titi 5/10 Pretty average, looks similar to the last one.
111 White-tailed titi 4/10 Looks the same as milton's titi but with a brown tail.
112 *Hershkovitz's titi 5/10 Can not find a image that I am sure is a Hershkovitz's titi, the wikepedia article is also extremly empty, and there aren't many other sources that talk about it, so again I'll have to give it a five.
113 Ornate titi 5/10 It looks the exact same as the white-tailed titi.
114 Stephen Nash's titi 4/10 Slightly below average, mediocre qualtity.
115 Barbara Brown's titi 5/10 They have white coats around their head and back. Still though there is nothing special about them.
116 Coimbra Filho's titi 5/10 Looks the same as the last one.
117 Coastal black-handed titi 5/10 Mediocre.
118 Black-fronted titi 5/10 There is not much to say.
119 Atlantic titi 5/10 Slightly better than the other ones, still about a five out of ten.
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121 Black titi 5/10 About average titi, not much going for it, but not bad.
122 Colombian black-handed titi 5/10 Pretty average for the most part.
123 Red-headed titi 6/10 Decent quality monkey right there.
124 Collared titi 6/10 Reminds me of the Columbian black-handed titi, and a little bit of the Atlantic titi because of its fur under its chin, maybe a little better than the rest.
125 Black bearded saki 10+/10 What is on its head...
126 Red-backed bearded saki 9+/10 Actually how is this an entire classification of monkeys.
127 Brown-backed bearded saki 9/10 Amazing monkey.
128 Uta Hick's bearded saki 8/10 Just why
129 White-nosed saki 7/10 Magnificent bowl cut, high quality monkey.
130 Black-headed uakari 6/10 Above average.
131 Bald uakari 10+/10 Such beautiful creatures.
132 Aracá uakari 7/10 Just a worse bald ukari.
133 Neblina uakari 5/10 Reminds me of the black-headed ukari average.
134 Equatorial saki 8+/10 It creeps me out, eight out of ten.
135 White-footed saki 7/10 good monke
136 *Cazuza's saki 5/10 Average from what I can tell.
137 Golden-faced saki 10+/10 Beautiful. Quite unique in appearance, which really seperates it from the rest. I am getting a strong 10 from this one. Really high quality.
138 Hairy saki 5/10 Average maybe slightly above average.
139 Burnished saki 7/10 Looks friendly.
140 Rio Tapajós saki 7/10 Looks like a spider halloween decoration. 7 out of 10.
141 Isabel's saki 5/10 Pretty average.
142 Monk saki 6/10 Wholesome monkey. Really getting a great vibe from this monkey. Would reccomend.
143 Miller's saki 6/10 It's head is quite spherical. It's of large size, very wide, very chunky.
144 Napo saki 4/10 It's creeping me out I don't like it.
145 White-faced saki 5/10 Just an average saki. Not bad. Not good.
146 Vanzolini's bald-faced saki 5/10 Again, just average.
147 Coiba Island howler 7/10 Even though their isn't much special about the Coiba Island Howler it seems to simply be cooler than all the other monkeys and for that I will give it a seven.
148 Mantled howler 5/10 Monkey chilling.
149 Guatemalan black howler 7/10 Majestic really. Exquisite.
150 Ursine howler 6/10 Quite stylish monkey.
151 Red-handed howler 6/10 He's just chilling there on that tree branch, and when I see it I can't help but wish I was a monkey myself. He's just chilling there eating a banana while being able to run through the treetops. I'm not jealous, I just think it would be a nice life as a black bearded saki, a grey bellied night monkey. Maybe even a bald ukari.
152 Spix's red-handed howler 6/10 He seems wise. I feel like he would teach me some important life lessons. Six out of ten.
153 Brown howler 5/10 Decent monkey. Something about that name just seems so racial. I don't know how to feel about that name but I would probably give it a five out of ten.
154 Juruá red howler 6/10 He's vibing. He's just living his life and I respect that.
155 Guyanan red howler 5/10 I mean it's alright.
156 Amazon black howler 7/10 Ok like this needs to stop. What is going on with these names. The monkey seems pretty chill though, high quality.
157 Purús red howler 5/10 With these monkeys I see a common pattern. They seem like they're contemplating life. I wonder what goes on in there monkey heads. I only wish I was one myself. A Purús red howler. It would be a simple life.
158 Bolivian red howler 5/10 Decent, not above average.
159 Venezuelan red howler 5/10 It's ok. I mean it's a monkey.
160 Maranhão red-handed howler 6/10 Maybe a slight nudge above average quality monkey. From the first image I'm seeing, he seems to be contemplating something just like the last one. I think the banana shortages are getting to him.
161 Black howler 6/10 Ok, these names just, just don't sound right like, is that offensive. Anyways after typing in black howler into google I conclude that they seem quite friendly and majestic, six out of ten.
162 Red-faced spider monkey 7/10 Very very interesting monkey right there. He seems like he would be quite agile and quick on his feat. Seems quite nimble.
163 White-fronted spider monkey 8+/10 They seem quite friendly. I could walk into the forest and have a good time if I were to hang out with these guys. He looks like that one monkey from lion king I don't remeber his name. I don't remember a lot things.
164 Peruvian spider monkey 10+/10 What a majestic monkey right there. Really high quality, such fascinating creatures really. Just beautiful.
165 Brown spider monkey 7/10 Seems content with life.
166 White-cheeked spider monkey 6/10 Decent.
167 Black-headed spider monkey 7/10 I now realize they are called spider monkeys because they are able to hold onto things like a spider. They can swing and ropes and stuff and just grab onto things like each limb has a mind of its own. Pretty cool monke.
168 Geoffroy's spider monkey 5/10 Seems chill.
169 Southern muriqui 8/10 They have the nick name "hippie monkies", so I have to give them a eight.
170 Northern muriqui 5/10 Pretty average monkey.
171 Brown woolly monkey 10+/10 So majestic, just so much wisdom from this monkey. Astonishing quality.
172 Yellow-tailed woolly monkey 6/10 Seems pretty chill. Good monke.
173 Xing Xing 10+/10 Xing Xing is truly remakarble. Words can not begin to describe Xing Xing's presence. He just eminates swag. You know I obviously like being a human, like if I could just click a button that would let me choose between being a human and a monkey I would obviously choose a human, but just like hypothetically if I were to live as a monkey it would just be peaceful, such a simple life. Like you wouldn't need to work or do anything. Instead of writing monkey reviews all day I could be swing peaceful in a tropical rainforest right now swinging majestically in the rain. Just fetching a fresh harvest of bananas, not having to eat any vegetables or worry about being chronically obese. Living a simple life without having to be constrained to human rules. Xing Xing is pure kindness in monkey form.

All 173 rankings. Click below to see my top choices that I would personally recomend. On it are the ten highest rankings that are the most unique and special to me. I must admit I am getting a little tired now. I haven't seen my family in weeks. They wonder why I don't leave the closet. They don't understand my passions, so I hope you appreciate my time and effort to recommend to you the very best monkies. Monkes are just such fascinating creatures, majestic, and beautiful. It is my life passion to study every single species of monkey/primate there is. So make sure to stick around for my next website where I will be ranking every old world monkey species.

Top Monkeys

After a careful selection and heavy review of all new world monkey species, I have selected ten monkeys that I believe are magnificent and a perfections of nature. Listed below are my rankings, with number one being the highest ranking.

# Species/Name Rating Explanation
1 Xing Xing 10+/10 Xing Xing is a truly remarkable monkey. He may not be his own species but he is just so magnificent and wise. Really the best monkey around.
2 Black bearded saki 10+/10 It has balls on its head.
3 Bald uakari 10+/10 Beautiful monkey. Truly excellent. Really exquisite, it's unique features are what bring it so high on the list. It just really stands out compared to the other monkeys.
4 Emporer Tamerin 10+/10 A magnificent mustache, a very wise monkey.
5 Golden-faced saki 10+/10 It is just so peaceful. Such graceful creatures.
6 Lucifer titi 10+/10 monke
7 Gray-bellied night monkey 10+/10 It looks like a rat in the body of a monkey. One of the best.
8 Western pygmy marmoset 10+/10 The size of a rat. A small chunky little rat. It stands out from the rest.
9 Peruvian spider monkey 10+/10 It uses it's tail as a fifth limb and moves like a spider. Spider monkey.
10 Black-headed marmoset 10+/10 These monkeys always look like they are planning something sinister, but I still like them.
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Update: I would like to make a formal apology. I have made a severe lapse in judgement as it has come to my attention that Xing Xing the monkey is a species of tibetan macaque an old world monkey. I specifically stated that I would strictly be reviewing new world monkeys, however I am too lazy to change it. I apologize for my actions. I would also like to mention that I am working on support for mobile and different screen sizes.