How many monkeys and apes start with S?

16 of the 183 monkeys and apes in Icillion start with S, for example Spider Monkey, Squirrel Monkey and Siamang.

What is the longest name among monkeys and apes that start with S?

The longest is “Silvery Woolly Monkey” and the shortest is “Siamang”.

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Looking for monkeys and apes that begin with S? Here are 16 of them in alphabetical order, from “Saddle-back Tamarin” to “Sykes' Monkey”.

S is the 3rd most common first letter in this list: 16 of the 183 monkeys and apes (9%).
Shortest: “Siamang”. Longest: “Silvery Woolly Monkey”.
15 names have more than one word.
2 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.

How many monkeys and apes start with S?: 16 of the 183 monkeys and apes in Icillion start with S, for example Spider Monkey, Squirrel Monkey and Siamang.
What is the longest name among monkeys and apes that start with S?: The longest is “Silvery Woolly Monkey” and the shortest is “Siamang”.

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