Order Primates
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Dwarf LemurFamily:Cheirogaleidae
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LemurFamily:Lemuridae
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LemurFamily:Lemuridae
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Sportive LemurFamily:Lepilemuridae
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Indri LemurFamily:Indridae
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Aye-ayeFamily:Daubentoniidae
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LorisFamily:Lorisidae
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BushbabyFamily:Galagidae
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BushbabyFamily:Galagidae
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TarsierFamily:Tarsiidae
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TarsierFamily:Tarsiidae
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MarmosetFamily:Cebidae
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Baby MarmosetFamily:Cebidae
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Golden Lion TamarinFamily:Cebidae
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CapuchinFamily:Cebidae
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Squirrel MonkeyFamily:Cebidae
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Panamanian Night MonkeyFamily:Aotidae
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SakiFamily:Pitheciidae
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UakariFamily:Pitheciidae
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Red-bellied TitiFamily:Pitheciidae
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Black-fronted TitiFamily:Pitheciidae
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Howler MonkeyFamily:Atelidae
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MacaqueFamily:Cercopithecidae
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Baby MacaqueFamily:Cercopithecidae
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Baby Cherry-crowned MangabeyFamily:Cercopithecidae
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BaboonFamily:Cercopithecidae
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Red ColobusFamily:Cercopithecidae
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Colubus Monkey Family:Cercopithecidae
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Red-shanked Douc Family:Cercopithecidae
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GibbonFamily:Hylobatidae
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GibbonFamily:Hylobatidae
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GibbonFamily:Hylobatidae
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OrangutanFamily:Hominidae
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GorillaFamily:Hominidae
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ChimpanzeeFamily:Hominidae
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Chimpanzee handsFamily:Hominidae
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HumansFamily:Hominidae
Pioneer F Plaque Symbology Photo: NASA@Wikimedia Commons License: Public Domain
15 Families, 376 Species
Lemurs, monkeys, great apes, humans
Africa, Asia, tropical Americas, humans world–wide
Thumb and big toe usually apposable, terminal nails on hands and feet
85 g to over 175 kg.