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Prosimians: The Most Ancient Living Primates
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Cladograms show presumed relationships between organisms. Traditionally, the earliest (oldest, most primitive) forms are shown at the top, the most recent (youngest or most derived) at the bottom.
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About GREEN notations: pg20 refers to a page in The Pictorial Guide to Living Primates where a photograph may be found. pgn18 is a drawing in the same book by the illustrator Stephen Nash. The book is available at libraries. Request an interlibrary loan if necessary. |
Allocebus trichotis -- Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur -- [ wisc | *fr | *cz (at right) | *sgd ]
*Cheirogaleus adipicaudatus -- n. sp. Lemur --
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Several beautiful drawings from a Czechoslovakian primatological research website appear on this page. Larger versions of this artwork, as well as drawings of additional species, may be seen from one page of that website at the University of Karlovy Vary by clicking here. Click on the images themselves to see them in larger size. |
Mirza coquereli -- Coquerel's Mouse Lemur -- [ *duke | wisc | ummz | *dutch | *expz | *krs ]
Phaner furcifer -- Fork-crowned or Fork-marked Lemur -- [ wisc | ummz | *krs ]
Lemuridae -- (Eulemur includes Petterus)
Eulemur coronatus -- Crowned Lemur -- [ *duke | *Knight | *uhzoo | *cz1 | *cz2 | *cz3 ]
Eulemur fulvus -- Brown Lemur -- [ *duke | ummz | *tmort1 | *tmort2 | *baha | *cz | *krs ]
E. f. albifrons -- White-fronted Brown Lemur -- [ *duke | *lwa | *gww | *uhzoo ]
Eulemur macaco -- Black Lemur -- [ *duke | *lwa | wisc | ummz | *webs ]
Eulemur mongoz -- Mongoose Lemur -- [ *duke | *wisc | *pgal | *aza ]
E. f. albocollaris -- White-collared Brown Lemur
E. f. collaris -- Collared Lemur -- [ *duke | *gww | *pcom1 | *pcom2 | *bran ]
E. f. mayottensis -- [ Mayotte Island Lemur, doubtful taxon ]
E. f. rufus -- Red-fronted Lemur -- [ *duke | *lwa | *Knight | *rnp | *gww ]
E. f. sanfordi -- Sanford's Lemur -- [ *duke | *gww ]
Eulemur rubriventer -- Red-bellied Lemur -- [ *duke | *wisc | *rnp | *gww | *baha | *cz1 | *cz2 ]
Hapalemur griseus -- Gray Gentle or Lesser Bamboo Lemur -- [ *duke | wisc | *dupc | *baha | *cz ]
H. g. meridionalis -- (doubtful subspecies) H. g. occidentalis -- Western Lesser Bamboo Lemur Lemur catta -- Ring-tailed Lemur -- [ *duke | *Knight | *gww | *pgal | *cites ] Varecia variegata -- B.&W. Ruffed Lemur -- [ *duke | *lwa | *Knight | *cites | *baha ] |
Archaeolemuridae -- Extinct Family
Archaeolemur edwardsi -- [ Extinct Species and Genus ]
Archaeolemur majori -- [ Extinct Species ]
Hadropithecus stenognathus -- [ Extinct Species and Genus ]
Palaeopropithecidae -- Extinct Family
Archaeoindris fontoynomtii -- [ Extinct Species and Genus ]
Babakotia radfilai -- [ Extinct Species and Genus ]
Mesopropithecus globiceps -- [ Extinct Species and Genus ]
Mesopropithecus pithecoides -- [ Extinct Species ]
Mesopropithecus dolichobrachion -- [ Extinct Species ]
Palaeopithecus ingens -- [ Extinct Species and Genus ]
Palaeopithecus maximus -- [ Extinct Species ]
Lepilemur dorsalis -- Gray-backed Sportive Lemur -- [ wisc | *gww ]
Lepilemur edwardsi -- Milne-Edwards Sportive Lemur -- [ wisc | *cz (at right) | *saga ] Lepilemur leucopus -- Wh.-footed Sportive Lemur - [ wisc | *gww | *czen | *saga ] Lepilemur microdon -- Small-toothed Sportive Lemur -- [ wisc ] Lepilemur mustelinus -- Weasel Sportive Lemur -- [ *wisc ] Lepilemur ruficaudatus -- Red-tailed Sportive Lemur -- [ wisc | *lwa | *krs ] Lepilemur septentrionalis -- Northern Sportive Lemur -- [ wisc | *pgal | *baha ] Lepilemur spp. -- Undescribed Lemur -- [ *rnp ]
Megaladapis madagascariensis -- [ Extinct Species and Genus ]
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Propithecus diadema -- Diademed Sifaka -- [ *duke | wisc | *gww ]
P. d. candidus -- Silky Sifaka -- [ *smh | *pcom ]
P. d. edwardsi -- Milne Edward's Sifaka -- [ *rnp ]
P. d. perrieri -- Perrier's Sifaka -- [ *smh ]
Propithecus tattersalli -- Golden-crowned Sifaka -- [ *duke | *smh | *kids | *cz (at left) ]
Propithecus verreauxi -- Verreaux's Sifaka -- [ *Knight | *wisc | *gww | *tmort | *cz | *krs ]
P. v. coquereli -- Coquerel's Sifaka -- [ *duke | *lazoo | *copr | *saga ]
P. v. coronatus -- Crowned Sifaka
P. v. deckeni -- Decken's Sifaka
Daubentoniidae
Loridae
Loris tardigradus -- Slender Loris -- [ ummz | *braz | *wisc | *pgal ]
*Nycticebus bengalensis -- Bengal or Northern Slow Loris
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Perodicticus potto -- Potto -- [ *wisc | *duke | amd | *pgal | *uaf ]
Pseudopotto martini -- Martin's False Potto -- (known from 2 specimens) [ wisc ]
Galagonidae -- Bush Babies are also called Galagos.
Galago gallarum -- Somali Bushbaby -- [ amd ] pg19
Daubentonia madagascariensis -- Aye-aye -- [ *duke | *Knight | *dupc | *wisc | *pcom ]
Daubentonia robusta -- [ Extinct Species ]
Arctocebus calabarensis -- Angwantibo or Golden Potto -- [ wisc | amd | *dutch | *pgal | *szg ]
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A. c. aureus -- [ Southern ] Golden Potto -- [ amd ] pg14
L. t. lydekkerianus -- Mysore Slender Loris
L. t. malabaricus -- Malabar Slender Loris
L. t. nordicus -- Northern Dry Zone Slender Loris
L. t. nyctoceboides -- Highland Slender Loris
L. t. tardigrus -- Dry Zone Slender Loris
(Three Sri Lankan subspecies may be distinct species.)
Nycticebus coucang -- Slow Loris -- [ *duke | *mnzoo | *dupc | *pgal | *pcom ]
*Nycticebus javanicus -- Javan Slow Loris
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Nycticebus pygmaeus -- Pygmy or Lesser Slow Loris -- [ *duke | *pgal | *wisc ]
Euoticus elegantulus -- Western Needle-clawed Bushbaby -- [ wisc | amd ] pg18
Euoticus matschiei (inustus) -- Eastern Needle-clawed Bushbaby -- [ wisc | amd ] pg20
Euoticus pallidus (or E. elegantulus) -- Northern Needle-clawed Bushbaby
-- [ amd ] pgn18
Galago moholi -- Lesser or Southern Lesser Bushbaby -- [ *duke | amd | *encm ] pg12
Galago senegalensis -- Northern Lesser Bushbaby -- [ wisc | amd | *dutch | *afcam | *uaf ]
Galagoides demidoff -- Demidoff's Bushbaby -- [ wisc | amd | *wpin| *uaf (at right) ] *Galagoides orinus -- Amani Dwarf Bushbaby *Galagoides rondoenis -- Rondo Dwarf Bushbaby -- pg22 Galagoides thomasi -- Thomas's Bushbaby -- [ amd ] *Galagoides udzungwenis -- n. sp. Tanzania 1996 Galagoides zanzibaricus -- Zanzibar Bushbaby -- [ wisc | amd ] pg23
Otolemur crassicaudatus -- Thick-tailed Greater Bushbaby -- [ wisc | amd | *wpin ] pg24
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Tarsiidae
Tarsius bancanus -- Western or Horsfield's Tarsier -- [ wisc | *ummz | *dutch | *pgal ]
Tarsius dianae -- Diana's Tarsier -- [ wisc | *pgal ]
Tarsius pumilus -- Pygmy Tarsier -- [ wisc | ummz ]
Tarsius spectrum -- Celebes, Sulawesi or Spectral Tarsier -- [ wisc | ummz | *dutch | *pgal ]
*T. s. pelengensis -- Peleng Island Tarsier
Tarsius syrichta -- Philippine Tarsier -- [ ummz | *ptf | *dupc | *tqj ]
*T. s. sangirensis -- Sangihe Island Tarsier -- [ wisc ]
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