Were Related to Monkeys?

Monkeys, lemurs and apes are our cousins, and we all have evolved from a common ancestor over the last 60 million years. Because primates are related, they are genetically similar.

What is the closest relative to a monkey?

Today, the primates' closest living relatives are the flying lemurs, or colugos, of Southeast Asia. There are two species that both glide between trees, using flaps of skin outstretched between their legs.

What did the monkeys evolve from?

Monkeys evolved from prosimians during the Oligocene Epoch. Apes evolved from catarrhines in Africa during the Miocene Epoch. Apes are divided into the lesser apes and the greater apes. Hominins include those groups that gave rise to our species, such as Australopithecus and H.