List of primates

Gray mouse lemur

List of primates contains the species in the order Primates and currently contains 16 families and 72 genera. See list of fossil primates for extinct species and List of lemur species.

Suborder Strepsirrhini

Cheirogaleus medius
Microcebus myoxinus
Mirza zaza
Allocebus trichotis
Phaner pallescens
Lemur catta

Infraorder Lemuriformes

Superfamily Lemuroidea

Family Cheirogaleidae: dwarf and mouse lemurs
Family Lemuridae: lemurs
Family Lepilemuridae: sportive lemurs
Family Indriidae: woolly lemurs and allies
Family Daubentoniidae: aye-aye

Superfamily Lorisoidea

Family Lorisidae: lorises, pottos and allies
Family Galagidae: galagos

Suborder Haplorrhini

Infraorder Tarsiiformes

Family Tarsiidae: tarsiers

Infraorder Simiiformes

Parvorder Platyrrhini

Family Callitrichidae: marmosets and tamarins
Callithrix geoffroyi
Callithrix jacchus
Mico argentatus
Cebuella pygmaea
Leontopithecus rosalia
Leontopithecus chrysomelas
Family Cebidae: capuchins and squirrel monkeys
Cebus capucinus
Sapajus apella
Cebus olivaceus
Saimiri sciureus
Saimiri boliviensis
Family Aotidae: night or owl monkeys or douroucoulis
Family Pitheciidae: titis, sakis and uakaris
Subfamily Callicebinae
Subfamily Pitheciinae
Family Atelidae: howler, spider and woolly monkeys
Subfamily Alouattinae
Alouatta belzebul
Alouatta caraya
Alouatta palliata
Alouatta pigra
Subfamily Atelinae
Ateles paniscus
Ateles hybridus
Ateles fusciceps
Ateles geoffroyi

Parvorder Catarrhini

Allenopithecus nigroviridis
Miopithecus talapoin
Cercopithecus diana
Macaca radiata
Lophocebus albigena
Mandrillus sphinx
Superfamily Cercopithecoidea
Family Cercopithecidae: Old World monkeys
Subfamily Cercopithecinae
Subfamily Colobinae
Superfamily Hominoidea
Family Hylobatidae: gibbons or lesser "apes"
Family Hominidae: great apes, including humans
Subfamily Ponginae
Orangutan
Subfamily Homininae
Gorilla
Chimpanzee
Bonobo

See also

References

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