Difference between revisions of "Primate"
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| − | '''Primates''' is an order of mammals which share human-like characteristics. Several hundred [[species]] belong to the order. | + | '''Primates''' is an order of mammals which share human-like characteristics. Scientists who believe in [[evolution]] also claim that it includes [[human]]s. 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 [[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. | 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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::::::Family [[Hominidae]]: great apes ([[gorilla]]s, [[chimpanzee]]s, [[orangutan]]s) | ::::::Family [[Hominidae]]: great apes ([[gorilla]]s, [[chimpanzee]]s, [[orangutan]]s) | ||
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Revision as of 19:32, January 16, 2010
- This article is about the zoological classification. For the ecclesiastical rank, please see Primates in the Church
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| Scientific classification | |
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| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
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| Class | Mammalia |
| Infra-class | Eutheria |
| Order Information | |
| Superorder | Euarchontoglires |
| Order | Primates |
| Population statistics | |
Primates is an order of mammals which share human-like characteristics. Scientists who believe in evolution also claim that it includes humans. 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.
Taxonomy
- 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
- Infraorder Lemuriformes
- 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, chimpanzees, orangutans)
- Superfamily Cercopithecoidea
- Parvorder Platyrrhini: New World monkeys
- Infraorder Tarsiiformes
- Suborder Strepsirrhini: prosimians
