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Primate Genera
A list of primate genera along with common name, family name, and location
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
10/29/2009

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Term

Daubentonia

Definition

Aye-Aye

 

Daubentonidae

 

Madigascar

Term

Lemur

Definition

Ring-tailed Lemur

 

Lemuridae

 

Madagascar

 

 

Term
Eulemur
Definition

Brown Lemur

 

Lemuridae

 

Madagascar

Term
Hapalemur
Definition

Bamboo Lemur

 

Lemuridae

 

Madagascar

Term
Verecia
Definition

Ruffed Lemur

 

Lemuridae

 

Madagascar

Term
Propithecus
Definition

Sifaka

 

Indridae

 

Madagascar

Term
Microcebus
Definition

Mouse Lemur

 

Cheirogalidae

 

Madagascar

Term
Cheirogaleus
Definition

Dwarf Lemur

 

Cheirogalidae

 

Madagascar

Term
Mirza
Definition

Coquerel's Dwarf Lemur

 

Cheirogalidae

 

Madagascar

 

 

Term
the Galagines
Definition

Bush Baby

 

Lorisidae

 

Africa

Term
Loris
Definition

Slender Loris

 

Lorisidae

 

Asia

Term
Nycticebus
Definition

Slow Loris

 

Lorisidae

 

Asia

Term
Tarsius
Definition

Tarsier

 

Tarsidae

 

Asia

Term
Cebus
Definition

Capuchin

 

Cebidae

 

South America

Term
Saimiri
Definition

Squirrel Monkey

 

Cebidae

 

South America

Term
Aotus
Definition

Owl Monkey

 

Cebidae

 

South America

Term
Cebuella
Definition

Pygmy Marmoset

 

Cebidae

 

South America

Term
Callithrix
Definition

Marmoset

 

Cebidae

 

South America

Term
Callimico
Definition

Goeldi's Monkey

 

Cebidae

 

South America

Term
Saguinus
Definition

Tamarin

 

Cebidae

 

South America

Term
Leontopithecus
Definition

Lion Tamarin

 

Cebidae

 

South America

Term
Alouatta
Definition

Howler Monkey

 

Atelidae

 

South America

Term
Ateles
Definition

Spider Monkey

 

Atelidae

 

South America

Term
Cercopithecus
Definition

Guenon

 

Cercopithicidae

 

Africa

Term
Macaca
Definition

Macaque

 

Cercopithicidae

 

Asia and one Africa (Barbary)

Term
Papio
Definition

Baboon

 

Cercopithicidae

 

Africa

Term
Theropithicus
Definition

Gelada Baboon

 

Cercopithicidae

 

Africa

Term
Mandrillus
Definition

Mandrill

 

Cercopithicidae

 

Africa

Term
Procolobus
Definition

Red Colobus Monkey

 

Cercopithicidae

 

Africa

Term
Colobus
Definition

Black and White Colobus Monkey

 

Cercopithicidae

 

Africa

Term
Semnopithecus
Definition

Langur

 

Cercopithicidae

 

Asia

Term
Nasalis
Definition

Probiscus Monkey

 

Cercopithicidae

 

Asia

Term
Hylobates
Definition

Gibbon

 

Hylobatidae

 

Asia

Term
Pongo
Definition

Orangutuan

 

Hominidae

 

Asia

Term
Gorilla beringei
Definition

Eastern Gorilla

 

Hominidae

 

East. Africa

Term
Gorilla gorilla
Definition

Western Gorilla

 

Hominidae

 

West Africa

Term
Pan troglodytes
Definition

Chimp

 

Hominidae

 

Africa

Term
Pan paniscus
Definition

Bonobo

 

Hominidae

 

Africa

Term
Homo
Definition

Human

 

Hominidae

 

Everywhere

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