Here is an article that I have just written for a fantastic site
called Nikela Primates are found more or less on every area of
land on the planet, however, if we remove Homo sapiens (Humans)
from the picture, the distribution of primates becomes far more
localised. The non-human primates are localised primarily to
tropical/sub-tropical forests and woodland, although a few
species have adapted to Savannah and montane habitats. The
primate order can be split into two main groups, prosimians
(i.e. lemurs, bushbabies and tarsiers) and the simians (i.e.
monkeys and true apes such as Humans, the chimpanzee and
gorilla). Primates can further be split up into four main
groups; - New world monkeys - Old world monkeys The new world
monkeys are found throughout the forest regions of South and
central America and are easily distinguished from their old
world cousins by their flat noses and prehensile (capable of
grasping) tails. They include Tamarins, marmosets and spider
monkeys. There are at least 53 species of new wo