Prosimians
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Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Cladus: Osteichthyes • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Cladus: Amniota • Classis: Mammalia • Ordo: Primates
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.
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Genus Phaner
Fork-crowned Lemurs -
Genus Microcebus
Mouse Lemurs
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Genus Avahi
Avahis -
Genus Indri
Indris -
Genus Propithecus
Sifakas
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Genus Daubentonia
Aye-ayes
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Genus Loris
Slender Lorises -
Genus Nycticebus
Slow Lorises
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Genus Tarsius
Tarsiers