List of primates

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Gray mouse lemur

List of primates contains the species in the order Primates and currently contains 16 families and 72 genera. See list of fossil primates for extinct species and List of lemur species.

Suborder Strepsirrhini

Cheirogaleus medius
Microcebus myoxinus
Lemur catta

Infraorder Lemuriformes

Superfamily Lemuroidea

Family Cheirogaleidae: dwarf and mouse lemurs
Family Lemuridae: lemurs
Family Lepilemuridae: sportive lemurs
Family Indriidae: woolly lemurs and allies
Family Daubentoniidae: aye-aye

Superfamily Lorisoidea

Family Lorisidae: lorises, pottos and allies
Family Galagidae: galagos

Suborder Haplorrhini

Infraorder Tarsiiformes

Family Tarsiidae: tarsiers

Infraorder Simiiformes

Parvorder Platyrrhini

Family Callitrichidae: marmosets and tamarins
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Callithrix geoffroyi
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Leontopithecus chrysomelas
Family Cebidae: capuchins and squirrel monkeys
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Sapajus apella
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Cebus olivaceus
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Saimiri boliviensis
Family Aotidae: night or owl monkeys or douroucoulis
Family Pitheciidae: titis, sakis and uakaris
Subfamily Callicebinae
Subfamily Pitheciinae
Family Atelidae: howler, spider and woolly monkeys
Subfamily Alouattinae
Alouatta palliata
Subfamily Atelinae
Ateles fusciceps

Parvorder Catarrhini

Allenopithecus nigroviridis
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Miopithecus talapoin
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Cercopithecus diana
Lophocebus albigena
Superfamily Cercopithecoidea
Family Cercopithecidae: Old World monkeys
Subfamily Cercopithecinae
Subfamily Colobinae
Superfamily Hominoidea
Family Hylobatidae: gibbons or lesser "apes"
Family Hominidae: great apes, including humans
Subfamily Ponginae
Subfamily Homininae
Chimpanzee

See also

References