Lorisiformes

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iLorisiformes

Brown Greater Galago (Otolemur crassicaudatus)

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Strepsirrhini
Infraorder:	Lorisiformes Gregory, 1915

Families

Lorisidae
Galagidae

Lorisiformes are a group of primates found throughout Africa and Asia. Members of this infraorder include the galagos and the lorises. As strepsirrhines, they are related to the lemurs and the Aye-aye, but it is currently unknown if the Aye-aye is more closely related to the lemurs, or represents a form ancestral to both Lemurifores and the Loriformes species.

ORDER PRIMATES
- Suborder Strepsirrhini: non-tarsier prosimians
  - Infraorder Lemuriformes
  - Infraorder Chiromyiformes
  - Infraorder Lorisiformes
    - Family Lorisidae
    - Family Galagidae
- Suborder Haplorrhini: tarsiers, monkeys and apes

[edit] References

Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 121-127. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.

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