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| CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING PRIMATES |
| Suborder Prosimii ( prosimians or lower primates) Infraorder Lemuriformes Family Lamuridae Eulemur (true Lemurs) Lemur (Ring Tail Lemur) Hepalemur ( Gentle Lemur) Varecia (Rruffed Lemur) Family Megaladaspidae Lepilemur Megaladapis Family Indriidae Indrii Avahi(Avahi/Wooly Lemur) Propithecus(Sifakas) Infraorder Daubentoniiformes Family Daubentonidae Daubentonia (Aye Aye) Infraorder Lorisiiformes Family Lorisidae lorises Nycticebus Loris Bushbabies/Galagos Euoticus (Needle Clawed Bushbaby) Galago Otolemur (Greater Bushbaby) Galagoides (Dwarf Bushbaby) Pottos Arctocebus (Golden Potto) Perodicticus (Potto) Galagos/Bushbaby Euoticus (Needle-clawed Bushbaby) Galago (common Bushbaby) Otolemur ( Greater Bushbabies) Galagoides (Dwarf Galagos) Lorises Loris (Slender Loris) Nycticebus (Slow Loris) Family Cherogaielidae (Dwarf Lemur, Mouse Lemur) Microcebus (Mouse Lemur) Mirza (Coquerel's Dwarf Lemur) Cheirogaleus (Dwarf Lemur) Allocebus (Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur) Phaner (Fork-marked Mouse Lemur) Infraorder Tarsii Family Tarsiidae Tarsius (Tarsiers) |
| Suborderorder Antropoidea (Higher Primates) Super Family Ceboidae Infraorder platyrrhini (New World Monkeys) Family Callitrchidae (Mormosets, Tamarins) Saguinus (Tamarins) Leontopithecus (Lion Tamarins) Callithrix (Titi) Family Callimiconidae Callimico (Geoldi's Monkey) Family Cebidae (Cebids) Sub Family Saimirinae Saimiri (Squirrel Monkey) Sub Family Aotinae Aotus (Douroucoulis/Night Monkey) Sub Family Callicibinae Callicebus (Titi Monkey) Sub Family Alouattinae Alouatta (Howlers) Sub Family Pithecinae Pithecia (Saki) Chiropotes (Bearded Saki) Cacajao Sub Family Cebinae Cebus (Capuchins and Ring-tailed Monkey) Lagothrix Ateles (Spider Monkey) Barchyteles (Wolly Spider Monkey) |
| Primates: A Family Tree! |
| Barbary Ape : A Primate (Macaque) |
| Super Family Ceboidae Infraorder Catarrhini (Old World) Super Family Cercopithecoidae Family Cercopithicidae (Cheek-pouched Monkeys) Sub Family Cercopithecinae Miopithecus (Tala) Cercopithecus (Guenons) Erythrocebus (Patas' Monkey) Allenopithecus (Allen's Monkey) Cercocebus (Mangabeys) Macaca (Macaques) Sub Family Cynopithecus Papio (Baboons) Theropithecus (Gelada's) Sub Family Colobinae (Colobus) Asian Langurs and Leaf Monkey Callicebus (Titi Monkey) Presbytis (Langurs) Semnopithecus (Hanuman Langurs) Trachypithecus (Bridged Langur) Rhinopithecus (Snub Nosed Langur) Pygathrix (Douc Langurs) Nasalis (Proboscis Monkey) Simias (Pig-tailed Langur) African Colobus Colobus (Black and White Colobus) Piliocolobus (Red Colobus) Procolobus (Olive Colobus) Super Family Homonidae Lesser Apes Family Hylobatidae Hylobates Great Ape Family Pongidae Pongo (Orang Utan) Gorilla Pan (Chimps, Bonobos) Family Homonidae (Humans) |
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| Kingdom Animilia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Primates |
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