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Primates

Prosimians Anthropoids

Lemurs Monkey

Lorises Apes

Tarsiers

Strepsirrhines Haplorrhines
Strepsirrhini Haplorhini
Moist nose with a split upper lip Dry nose with a continuous upper lip
Reflective eyes No reflective eyes
Longer snouts Shorter snouts
Orbits more lateral Orbits forward
Orbits enclosed Orbits mostly or completely enclosed
Toothcomb sometimes present No toothcomb
Alternative classification of primates
Berthe’s mouse lemur 30.6 grams Eastern Lowland Gorilla Up to 200 kg, or 440 lbs
Plantigrade gait
Grasping exploratory forelimbs

Some examples of hands in primates


Generalized digestive system

Example dentition
Tarsier
Comparison of brains in rodents and primates
Chimpanzee exhibiting parental care
Pygmy marmosets
Ring-tailed lemurs
Lesser bush baby

Hands of Lorisiformes
Red fronted lemur

Aye Aye
Tarsier
Cercopithecoidea Hominoidea
Tail present No tail
Generally smaller body size Generally larger body size
Smaller brain relative to body size Larger brain relative to body size
Bilophodont molars Y-5 molars

Y 5 vs bilophodont molar
Colobinae Cercopithecinae
Leaf-eating Omnivorous
Lack cheek pouches Cheek pouches present
Complex divided stomachs Simple stomachs
High cusps on molars Lower molar cusps
No ischial callosities Ischial callosities present

Colobos monkey Yellow Baboon troop


Hylobatidae Hominidae (Traditionally Pongidae and Hominidae)
Small (around 25 lbs) Large (close to or larger than humans)
Ischial callosities present No ischial callosities
No sexual dimorphism Sexual dimorphism present or pronounced
Traditional vs contemporary classification of the Hominoidea
Skeletal orientation for different types of locomotion in primates
Coquerel’s Sifaka
Geoffroy’s spider monkey Diana Monkey
Mandrill
Siamang
Western lowland gorilla
Primate family tree

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