Taxonomy of the Primates
Order:
Primates
•Kingdom: Animalia, consumers, mobile
–Phylum: Chordata, animals with a notochord
and bilateral symmetry
•Class: Mammalia, body covering of hair or fur, selfregulate body temperature, nurse young with
mammary glands
Suborder:
Prosimii
(Prosimians)
–Order: Primates, nails, vision-oriented, flexible behavior
Suborder:
Anthropoidea
(Monkeys, Apes, and Man)
•Traditional versus revised Taxonomy
–Use traditional (Jurmain et al., 2003, page 115)
Suborder:
Prosimii
(Prosimians)
Superfamily:
Lemuroidea
Superfamily:
Lorisoidea
Suborder: Prosimii (Prosimians)
•Infraorder:
Lemuriformes
–Microcebus murinus,
Mouse Lemur
–Lemur catta, Ringtail
Lemur
Haplorhini:
dry noses
Hominoidea
Humans
New World
Monkeys
Catarrhini
Apes
Platyrrhini
Ceboidea
Tarsiiformes
Lemuriformes
Infraorder:
Lorisiformes
(Lorises)
Anthropoidea
Cercopithecoidea
Superfamily:
Tarsioidea
Infraorder:
Lemuriformes
(Lemurs)
Prosimii
Strepsirhini: wet noses
Lorisiformes
Infraorder:
Tarsiiformes
(Tarsiers)
Primates
Old World
Monkeys
New Species of Lemurs
• Three previously unknown
species of mouse lemurs
were discovered in
Madagascar in November,
2000
• An international team
confirmed the new
varieties by genetic tests
as well as by measuring
small differences in their
skulls, teeth and other
physical characteristics
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Suborder: Prosimii (Prosimians)
•Infraorder:
Lorisiformes
Suborder: Prosimii (Prosimians)
•Infraorder:
Tarsiiformes
–Galagoides
demidoff,
De
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s
Galago
–Perodictus potto,
Potto
–Tarsius
spectrum,
Spectral
Tarsier
Suborder:
Anthropoidea
(Monkeys, Apes, and Man)
Infraorder:
Platyrrhini
(New World Monkeys)
Superfamily:
Ceboidea
Infraorder:
Catarhini
(Old World Monkeys, Apes, Man)
Superfamily:
Cercopithecoidea
(Old World Monkeys)
Superfamily:
Hominoidea
(Apes and Man)
Superfamily: Ceboidea
•Family:
Callithricidae
(Marmosets and
Tamarins)
–Callithrix jacchus,
Tufted Ear
Marmoset
Superfamily:
Ceboidea
Family:
Callitrichidae
(Tamarins
and Marmosets)
Family:
Atelidae
(Howler and
Spider Monkeys)
Family:
Cebidae
(Squirrel,
Capuchin, etc.)
Superfamily: Ceboidea
•Family: Cebidae
–Callicebus molloch,
Dusky Titi
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Superfamily: Ceboidea
•Family: Atelidae
–Ateles fusciceps,
Spider Monkey
Superfamily: Ceboidea
•Family: Atelidae
–Alouatta palliata,
Mantled Howler
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