Order Primates
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| Order Primates general characteristics | 60g mouse lemur->180kg gorilla, 362 spp., large rounded braincase, short rostrum, molars for grinding (bunodont/brachyodont), usually omnivorous but more often eat fruit and vegetables, orbits face forward, unfused/highly mobile radius/ulna & tibia/fibula
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| Order Primates general characteristics | plantigrade, most pentadactyl, many opposable hallux & pollex, nails instead of claws->better grip/object manipulation, ecological generalist, most (semi)arboreal
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| Order Primates general reproduction | 1 pair mammary glands, many breed year round (some restricted: lemurs), scrotal testes, most baculum (not cebids, tarsiers, humans), usually 1 offspring at a time
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| Suborder Strepserhini | no postorbital plate, relatively long rostrum, wet naked nostrils, yes toothcomb, yes toilet claw, yes bicarnuate uterus, no fused uterus
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| Suborder Haplorhini | yes postorbital plate, short rostrum, dry/furry nostrils, no toothcomb, no toilet claw, no bicarnuate uterus, yes fused uterus
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| Strepserhini, Family: Daubentoniidae | (1,1) aye aye, Madagascar, nocturnal, insectivorous, long middle finger for probing for insects
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| Strepserhini, Family: Larisidae | larises, angwantibos, pottos, Central Africa, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka
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| Strepserhini, Family: Galagidae | (3,19), bushbabies, Africa, leap from branch to branch
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| Strepserhini, Family: Lemuridae | lemurs, Madagascar, diurnal, crepuscular, (semi)arboreal, omnivorous, frugivorous, insectivorous, carnivorous
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| Strepserhini, Family: Lipelemuridae | (1,8), spartive lemurs, nocturnal, arboreal, Madagascar
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| Stepserhini, Family: Cheirogaleidae | (5,21), mouse lemurs, dwarf lemurs, Madagascar, frugivorous, insectivorous
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| Strepserhini, Family: Indriidae | (3,11), Indrids, sifakas, Madagascar, herbivorous
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| Haplorhini categories | Catarrhini (downward facing nostrils) old world, Platyrrhini (side facing nostrils) south america, Tarsii (nostrils completely ringed) tarsiers, above superfamily and below suborder
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| Haplorhini, Family: Tarsiidae | (1,7), tarsiers, nocturnal, Indonesia, Phillipines, rat-sized, rotate heads almost 180 degrees, legs and feet have elongated tarsal bones to allow leaping and jumping
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| Haplorhini, Family: Cebidae | (6,56), marmosets, tarmarins, capuchins, squirrel monkeys, callimico, central and south america
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| Haplorhini, Family: Aotidae | (1,8), night monkeys, central and south america, nocturnal
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| Haplorhini, Family: Atelidae | Howler, spider, wooly monkeys, central and south america, big tail (prehensile, longer than bodies, only primates with prehensile tails)
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| Haplorhini, Family: Pithecidae | salic, uakaris, bearded sakis, central and south america
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| Haplorhini, Family: Cercopithecidae | (21,132), mandrills, colobins, proboscis, Africa, Asia, Indonesia, males and many females have large canines, bright skin (rump/face/scrotum)
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| Haplorhini, Family: Hylobatidae | (4,14), gibbons, siamangs, Southeast asia, china, indonesia, arms longer than legs, move by brachiation (swing between branches)
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| Haplorhini, Family: Hominidae | (4, 7), gorillas, chimps, orangutans, humans, equatorial Africa, Sumatra, Borneo, largest primates (40-180kg), lack tail, long development period, pollex, hallux opposable, sexual dimorphism, complex social behavior, includes bonobo
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| Homo sapien | erect bipedalism, large vaulted cranium & large brain, light skeleton, less size dimorphism, origin around 200,000 years or more ago
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| Economic importance/conservation | HIV from species ump monkey->human (SIV->HIV) blood-blood during butchering or bite, seed dispersal, crop eaters, all endangered but humans: habitat destruction (tropical deforestation), zoo attractions, medical research
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