Lemuriformes
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| Lemuriformes | |
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| Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
| Infraorder: | Lemuriformes Gregory, 1915 |
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Lemuriformes is an infraorder of primate that falls under the suborder Strepsirrhini. It includes the lemurs of Madagascar, as well as the galagos and lorisids of Africa and Asia. Lemuriform primates are characterized by a toothcomb, a specialized set of teeth in the front, lower part of the mouth mostly used for combing fur during grooming.[1]
- Order Primates
- Suborder Strepsirrhini: lemurs, galagos, and lorisids
- Infraorder †Adapiformes
- Infraorder Lemuriformes
- Superfamily Lemuroidea
- Superfamily Lorisoidea
- Suborder Haplorrhini: tarsiers, monkeys and apes
- Suborder Strepsirrhini: lemurs, galagos, and lorisids
References [edit]
- ^ Cartmill & Smith 2011, pp. 89–90.
Literature cited [edit]
- Cartmill, M.; Smith, F. H. (2011). The Human Lineage. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-21145-8.
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