Prosimians

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Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Classis: Mammalia • Ordo: Primates
The Golden Bamboo Lemur (H. aureus) feeds almost exclusively on plants from the family Poaceae.

Prosimians represent ancestral forms of monkeys, apes and humans. They are the only primates native to Madagascar, and are also found in Southeast Asia. With the exception of the tarsiers, all of the prosimians are in the suborder Strepsirrhini.

Prosimians

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[edit] Infraorder Lemuriformes

[edit] Cheirogaleidae: Dwarf Lemurs

Genus Phaner
Fork-crowned Lemurs

Genus Microcebus
Mouse Lemurs

[edit] Lemuridae: (True) Lemurs

Genus Eulemur
Brown Lemurs

Gebus Hapalemur
Lesser Bamboo Lemurs

Genus Lemur
Ring-tailed Lemurs
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Genus Varecia
Ruffed Lemurs

[edit] Lepilemuridae: Sportive Lemurs

Genus Lepilemur
Sportive Lemurs

[edit] Indridae: Woolly Lemurs

Genus Avahi
Avahis

Genus Indri
Indris

Genus Propithecus
Sifakas
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[edit] Infraorder Chiromyiformes

[edit] Daubentoniidae: Aye-ayes

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Genus Daubentonia
Aye-ayes
Aye-aye.png
Aye-Aye (Chiromys madagascariensis).png


[edit] Infraorder Lorisiformes

[edit] Lorisidae: Lorises & Pottos

Genus Loris
Slender Lorises

Genus Nycticebus
Slow Lorises

[edit] Galagonidae: Galagos (Bushbabies)

Genus Otolemur
Greater Galagos

Genus Galago
Lesser Galagos

[edit] Infraorder Tarsiiformes

[edit] Tarsiidae: Tarsiers

Genus Tarsius
Tarsiers
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