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  3. www.britannica.com › topic › list-of-primates-2060305List of primates | Apes, Monkeys, Lemurs | Britannica

    A primate is any mammal of the group that includes lemurs, lorises, tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans. The order Primates, with its 300 or more species, is the third most diverse order of mammals, after rodents and bats. This is a list of selected primates ordered alphabetically by taxonomic.

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  4. www.britannica.com › animal › primate-mammalPrimate | Definition, Species, Characteristics ...

    Sep 1, 2024 · primate, in zoology, any mammal of the group that includes the lemurs, lorises, tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans. The order Primates, including more than 500 species, is the third most diverse order of mammals, after rodents (Rodentia) and bats (Chiroptera).

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    Primates is a diverse order of placental mammals which includes monkeys, lemurs, galagos, lorisids, tarsiers, and apes (including humans). Members of this order are called primates. The order currently comprises 505 extant species, which are grouped into 81 genera.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PrimatePrimate - Wikipedia

    For other uses, see Primate (disambiguation). Range and density of non-human primates. Primates is an order of mammals, which is further divided into the strepsirrhines, which include lemurs, galagos, and lorisids; and the haplorhines, which include tarsiers; and the simians, which include monkeys and apes.

  8. animalfact.com › primatesPrimates - List, Types, Characteristics, Taxonomy, & Evolution

    Sep 9, 2024 · Primates are a diverse group of mammals, including lemurs, lorises, tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans. With over 500 species, the order Primates is divided into two suborders: strepsirrhines (such as lemurs and lorises) and haplorhines (which include monkeys, apes, and tarsiers).

  9. untamedscience.com › order › primatesThe Primate Order Explained: Monkeys, Apes, Lemurs...

    Haplorrhines are split into three groups: 1) the catarrhines, old world monkeys, apes, and humans; 2) the platyrrhines, new world (South American) monkeys, and 3) tarsiers. Apes are found in Africa and South East Asia, and tarsiers are found only in South East Asia.

  10. animalia.bio › primatesPrimates - Animalia

    547 species. The list of species of Primates order. A primate (from Latin primat-, from primus 'prime, first rank') is a eutherian mammal constituting the taxonomic order Primates. Primates are sister to Dermoptera (flying lemurs or colugos), together forming the Primatomorpha.