Prosimians

obsolete taxonomic group
DomainEukaryota • RegnumAnimalia • PhylumChordata • SubphylumVertebrata • InfraphylumGnathostomata • SuperclassisTetrapoda • ClassisMammalia • OrdoPrimates

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

Infraorder Lemuriformes edit

Cheirogaleidae: Dwarf Lemurs edit

Lemuridae: (True) Lemurs edit

Lepilemuridae: Sportive Lemurs edit

Indridae: Woolly Lemurs edit

Infraorder Chiromyiformes edit

Daubentoniidae: Aye-ayes edit

Infraorder Lorisiformes edit

Lorisidae: Lorises & Pottos edit

Galagonidae: Galagos (Bushbabies) edit

Infraorder Tarsiiformes edit

Tarsiidae: Tarsiers edit