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'''Primates''' are a group of mainly tropical mammals. Several hundred [[species]] belong to the order.
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'''Primates''' is an order of mammals which share human-like characteristics. Several hundred [[species]] belong to the order.
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They are often put into two large groups: the suborder Strepsirrhini, which include lemurs, tarsiers, and lorises; and the suborder Haplorrhini, which include the small tarsiers; the New World monkeys (spider and howler monkeys); Old World monkeys (languars and baboons); and the Apes, which, as formulated by most [[biologist]]s and [[Anthropology|anthropologists]], include the lesser apes (gibbons) and greater apes (gorillas, chimps, and orangutans).  Some authorities include [[man]] with the genus that includes the great apes, a theory rejected by creationists.
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::Suborder [[Strepsirrhini]]: prosimians
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:::Infraorder [[Lemuriformes]]
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::::::Family Cheirogaleidae: dwarf and [[mouse lemur]]s
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::::::Family Daubentoniidae: [[Aye-aye]]
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::::::Family Lemuridae: [[lemur]]s
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::::::Family Lepilemuridae: [[sportive lemur]]s
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::::::Family Indriidae: [[woolly lemur]]s
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:::Infraorder Lorisiformes
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::::::Family Lorisidae: [[loris]]es and [[potto]]s
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::::::Family Galagidae: [[galago]]s
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::Suborder Haplorrhini
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:::Infraorder Tarsiiformes
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::::::Family Tarsiidae: [[tarsier]]s
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:::Infraorder [[Simiiformes]]
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::::Parvorder [[Platyrrhini]]: New World monkeys
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::::::Family [[Callitrichidae]]: [[marmoset]]s and [[tamarin]]s
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::::::Family [[Cebidae]]: [[capuchin monkey|capuchin]] and [[squirrel monkey]]s
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::::::Family [[Aotidae]]: [[owl monkey]]s
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::::::Family [[Pitheciidae]]: [[titi]]s, [[saki]]s and [[uakari]]s
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::::::Family [[Atelidae]]: prehensile-tailed monkeys ([[howler monkey|howler]], [[spider monkey|spider]] and [[woolly monkey]]s)
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::::Parvorder [[Catarrhini]]
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:::::Superfamily [[Cercopithecoidea]]
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::::::Family [[Cercopithecidae]]: Old World monkeys ([[baboon]]s, [[macaque]]s, etc.)
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:::::Superfamily [[Hominoidea]]
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::::::Family [[Hylobatidae]]: [[gibbon]]s
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::::::Family [[Hominidae]]: great apes ([[gorilla]]s, [[chimapanzee]]s, [[orangutan]]s)
  
They are often put into three large groups: Prosimians (including lemurs), tarsiers, and lorises. [[Monkey]]s are actually split into smaller groups: New World monkeys, like spider and howler monkeys, and Old World monkeys like languars and baboons. Apes are similar to monkeys, but have no tail. As formulated by most [[biologist]]s and [[Anthropology|anthropologists]], they include the lesser apes (gibbons) and greater apes (gorillas, chimps, and orangutans).
 
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 19:07, January 16, 2010

Primates
Scientific classification
Kingdom Information
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Information
Phylum Chordata
Class Information
Class Mammalia
Infra-class Eutheria
Order Information
Superorder Euarchontoglires
Order Primates
Population statistics

Primates is an order of mammals which share human-like characteristics. Several hundred species belong to the order.

They are often put into two large groups: the suborder Strepsirrhini, which include lemurs, tarsiers, and lorises; and the suborder Haplorrhini, which include the small tarsiers; the New World monkeys (spider and howler monkeys); Old World monkeys (languars and baboons); and the Apes, which, as formulated by most biologists and anthropologists, include the lesser apes (gibbons) and greater apes (gorillas, chimps, and orangutans). Some authorities include man with the genus that includes the great apes, a theory rejected by creationists.

  • Primates
Suborder Strepsirrhini: prosimians
Infraorder Lemuriformes
Family Cheirogaleidae: dwarf and mouse lemurs
Family Daubentoniidae: Aye-aye
Family Lemuridae: lemurs
Family Lepilemuridae: sportive lemurs
Family Indriidae: woolly lemurs
Infraorder Lorisiformes
Family Lorisidae: lorises and pottos
Family Galagidae: galagos
Suborder Haplorrhini
Infraorder Tarsiiformes
Family Tarsiidae: tarsiers
Infraorder Simiiformes
Parvorder Platyrrhini: New World monkeys
Family Callitrichidae: marmosets and tamarins
Family Cebidae: capuchin and squirrel monkeys
Family Aotidae: owl monkeys
Family Pitheciidae: titis, sakis and uakaris
Family Atelidae: prehensile-tailed monkeys (howler, spider and woolly monkeys)
Parvorder Catarrhini
Superfamily Cercopithecoidea
Family Cercopithecidae: Old World monkeys (baboons, macaques, etc.)
Superfamily Hominoidea
Family Hylobatidae: gibbons
Family Hominidae: great apes (gorillas, chimapanzees, orangutans)


See also