Prosimians
obsolete taxonomic group
Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • 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.
Infraorder Lemuriformes edit
Cheirogaleidae: Dwarf Lemurs edit
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Genus Phaner
Fork-crowned Lemurs -
Genus Microcebus
Mouse Lemurs
Lemuridae: (True) Lemurs edit
Lepilemuridae: Sportive Lemurs edit
Indridae: Woolly Lemurs edit
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Genus Avahi
Avahis -
Genus Indri
Indris -
Genus Propithecus
Sifakas
Infraorder Chiromyiformes edit
Daubentoniidae: Aye-ayes edit
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Genus Daubentonia
Aye-ayes
Infraorder Lorisiformes edit
Lorisidae: Lorises & Pottos edit
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Genus Loris
Slender Lorises -
Genus Nycticebus
Slow Lorises
Galagonidae: Galagos (Bushbabies) edit
Infraorder Tarsiiformes edit
Tarsiidae: Tarsiers edit
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Genus Tarsius
Tarsiers