Lemuridae
Family of lemurs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lemuridae | |
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Common brown lemur (E. fulvus), female with juvenile | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
Superfamily: | Lemuroidea |
Family: | Lemuridae Gray, 1821[2] |
Type genus | |
Lemur Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Genera | |
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Lemuridae is a family of strepsirrhine primates native to Madagascar and the Comoros. They are represented by the Lemuriformes in Madagascar with one of the highest concentration of the lemurs. One of five families commonly known as lemurs. These animals were once thought to be the evolutionary predecessors of monkeys and apes, but this is no longer considered correct.[3] They are formally referred to as lemurids.