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LEMURIFORMES: LEMURS, LORISES AND GALAGOS

These are the wet-nosed primates, represented today by the lemurs, lorises, galagos and bushbabies. Also included are ancient fossil and sub-fossil species.

 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Lorisidae
†Namaloris rupestris
41.3 Mya
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Lorisidae | Mioeuoticinae
†Mioeuoticus kichotoi
16.0 Mya
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Lorisidae | Perodicticinae
Arctocebus calabarensis
Calabar angwantibo
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Lorisidae | Perodicticinae
Arctocebus aureus
golden angwantibo
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Lorisidae | Perodicticinae
Perodicticus potto
West African potto
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Lorisidae | Perodicticinae
Perodicticus edwardsi
Central African potto
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Lorisidae | Perodicticinae
Perodicticus ibeanus
East African potto
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Lorisidae | Lorisinae
†Nycticeboides simpsoni
23.0 Mya
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Lorisidae | Lorisinae
Loris tardigradus
red slender loris
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Lorisidae | Lorisinae
Loris lydekkerianus
gray slender loris
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Lorisidae | Lorisinae
†Nycticebus linglom
16.0 Mya
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Lorisidae | Lorisinae
Nycticebus coucang
Sunda slow loris
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Lorisidae | Lorisinae
Nycticebus bengalensis
Bengal slow loris
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Lorisidae | Lorisinae
Nycticebus javanicus
Javan slow loris
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Lorisidae | Lorisinae
Nycticebus menagensis
Philippine slow loris
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Lorisidae | Lorisinae
Nycticebus bancanus
Bangka slow loris
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Lorisidae | Lorisinae
Nycticebus borneanus
Bornean slow loris
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Lorisidae | Lorisinae
Nycticebus kayan
Kayan River slow loris
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Lorisidae | Lorisinae
Nycticebus hilleri
Sumatran slow loris
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Lorisidae | Lorisinae
Xanthonycticebus pygmaeus
pygmy slow loris
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Galagidae
Euoticus elegantulus
southern needle-clawed bushbaby
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Galagidae
Euoticus pallidus
northern needle-clawed bushbaby
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Galagidae
Galagoides demidovii
Prince Demidoff's bushbaby
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Galagidae
Galagoides kumbirensis
Angolan dwarf galago
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Galagidae
Galagoides thomasi
Thomas' bushbaby
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Galagidae
†Laetolia sadimanensis
3.85-3.63 Mya
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Galagidae
Galago gallarum
Somali bushbaby
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Galagidae
Galago moholi
Mohol bushbaby
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Galagidae
Galago senegalensis
Senegal bushbaby
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Galagidae
Galago matschiei
dusky bushbaby
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Galagidae
Paragalago cocos
Kenya coast bushbaby
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Galagidae
Paragalago granti
Grant's bushbaby
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Galagidae
Paragalago nyasae
Malawi bushbaby
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Galagidae
Paragalago zanzibaricus
Zanzibar bushbaby
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Galagidae
Paragalago orinus
Uluguru bushbaby
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Galagidae
Paragalago rondoensis
Rondo bushbaby, Rondo dwarf galago
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Galagidae
Otolemur crassicaudatus
brown greater galago
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Galagidae
Otolemur garnettii
northern greater galago
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Galagidae
Otolemur monteiri
silvery greater galago
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Galagidae
Sciurocheirus alleni
Biolo Allen's bushbaby
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Galagidae
Sciurocheirus cameronensis
Cross River bushbaby
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Galagidae
Sciurocheirus gabonensis
Gabon bushbaby
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Galagidae
Sciurocheirus makandensis
Makandé squirrel galago
 
Lemuriformes | Lorisoidea | Galagidae | Kombinae
†Komba robustus
22.4-16.0 Mya
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lepilemuridae
Lepilemur aeeclis
AEECL's sportive lemur, Antafia sportive lemur, red-shouldered sportive lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lepilemuridae
Lepilemur ahmansonorum
Ahmanson's sportive lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lepilemuridae
Lepilemur ankaranensis
Ankarana sportive lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lepilemuridae
Lepilemur betsileo
Betsileo sportive lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lepilemuridae
Lepilemur dorsalis
grey-backed sportive lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lepilemuridae
Lepilemur edwardsi
Milne-Edwards' sportive lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lepilemuridae
Lepilemur fleuretae
Fleurete's sportive lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lepilemuridae
Lepilemur grewcockorum
Grewcock's sportive lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lepilemuridae
Lepilemur hollandorum
Holland's sportive lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lepilemuridae
Lepilemur hubbardorum
Hubbard's sportive lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lepilemuridae
Lepilemur jamesorum
James' sportive lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lepilemuridae
Lepilemur leucopus
white-footed sportive lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lepilemuridae
Lepilemur microdon
small-toothed sportive lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lepilemuridae
Lepilemur milanoii
Daraina sportive lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lepilemuridae
Lepilemur mittermeieri
Mittermeier's sportive lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lepilemuridae
Lepilemur mustelinus
weasel sportive lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lepilemuridae
Lepilemur otto
Otto's sportive lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lepilemuridae
Lepilemur petteri
Petter's sportive lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lepilemuridae
Lepilemur randrianasoloi
Randrianasolo's sportive lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lepilemuridae
Lepilemur ruficaudatus
red-tailed sportive lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lepilemuridae
Lepilemur sahamalazensis
Sahamalaza sportive lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lepilemuridae
Lepilemur scottorum
Scott's sportive lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lepilemuridae
Lepilemur seali
Seal's sportive lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lepilemuridae
Lepilemur septentrionalis
northern sportive lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lepilemuridae
Lepilemur tymerlachsoni
Hawks' sportive lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lepilemuridae
Lepilemur wrightae
Wright's sportive lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Cheirogaleus andysabini
Montagne d'Ambre dwarf lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Cheirogaleus crossleyi
furry-eared dwarf lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Cheirogaleus grovesi
Groves' dwarf lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Cheirogaleus lavasoensis
Lavasoa dwarf lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Cheirogaleus major
greater dwarf lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Cheirogaleus medius
fat-tailed dwarf lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Cheirogaleus minusculus
lesser iron-gray dwarf lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Cheirogaleus shethi
Ankarana dwarf lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Cheirogaleus sibreei
Sibree's dwarf lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Cheirogaleus thomasi
Thomas' dwarf lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Microcebus arnholdi
Arnhold's mouse lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Microcebus berthae
Madame Berthe's mouse lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Microcebus bongolavensis
Bongolava mouse lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Microcebus boraha
Boraha mouse lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Microcebus danfossi
Danfoss' mouse lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Microcebus ganzhorni
Ganzhorn's mouse lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Microcebus gerpi
Gerp's mouse lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Microcebus griseorufus
reddish-gray mouse lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Microcebus jollyae
Jolly's mouse lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Microcebus jonahi
Jonah's mouse lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Microcebus lehilahytsara
Goodman's mouse lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Microcebus macarthurii
MacArthur's mouse lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Microcebus mamiratra
Claire's mouse lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Microcebus manitatra
Bemanasy mouse lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Microcebus margotmarshae
Margot Marsh's mouse lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Microcebus marohita
Marohita mouse lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Microcebus mittermeieri
Mittermeier's mouse lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Microcebus murinus
gray mouse lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Microcebus myoxinus
pygmy mouse lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Microcebus ravelobensis
golden-brown mouse lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Microcebus rufus
brown mouse lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Microcebus sambiranensis
Sambirano mouse lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Microcebus simmonsi
Simmons' mouse lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Microcebus tanosi
Anosy mouse lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Microcebus tavaratra
northern rufous mouse lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Mirza coquereli
Coquerel's giant mouse lemur, Coquerel's dwarf lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Mirza zaza
northern giant mouse lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Allocebus trichotis
hairy-eared dwarf lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Phaner furcifer
Masoala fork-marked lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Phaner pallescens
pale fork-marked lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Phaner parienti
Pariente's fork-marked lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Cheirogaleidae
Phaner electromontis
Amber Mountain fork-marked lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Megaladapidae
†Megaladapis edwardsi
-AD 1420
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Megaladapidae
†Megaladapis madagascariensis
-AD 1420
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Megaladapidae
†Megaladapis grandidieri
-AD 1420
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lemuridae
†Pachylemur insignis
-AD 960
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lemuridae
†Pachylemur jullyi
-AD 960
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lemuridae
Varecia variegata
black-and-white ruffed lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lemuridae
Varecia rubra
red ruffed lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lemuridae
Eulemur fulvus
common brown lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lemuridae
Eulemur sanfordi
Sanford's brown lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lemuridae
Eulemur albifrons
white-headed lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lemuridae
Eulemur rufus
red lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lemuridae
Eulemur rufifrons
red-fronted lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lemuridae
Eulemur collaris
collared brown lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lemuridae
Eulemur cinereiceps
gray-headed lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lemuridae
Eulemur macaco
black lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lemuridae
Eulemur flavifrons
blue-eyed lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lemuridae
Eulemur coronatus
crowned lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lemuridae
Eulemur rubriventer
red-bellied lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lemuridae
Eulemur mongoz
mongoose lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lemuridae
Lemur catta
ring-tailed lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lemuridae
Haplalemur griseus
eastern lesser bamboo lemur, gray gentle bamboo lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lemuridae
Haplalemur meridionalis
southern lesser bamboo lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lemuridae
Haplalemur occidentalis
western lesser bamboo lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lemuridae
Haplalemur alaotrensis
bandro, Lac Alaotra gentle lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lemuridae
Haplalemur aureus
golden bamboo lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Lemuridae
Haplalemur simus
greater bamboo lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Archaeolemuridae
†Archaeolemur edwardsi
baboon lemur, monkey lemur
-AD 1280
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Archaeolemuridae
†Archaeolemur majori
baboon lemur, monkey lemur
-AD 1280
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Archaeolemuridae
†Hadropithecus stenognathus
baboon lemur, monkey lemur
-AD 770
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Palaeopropithecidae
†Mesopropithecus dolichobrachion
sloth lemur
-AD 600
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Palaeopropithecidae
†Mesopropithecus globiceps
sloth lemur
-AD 600
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Palaeopropithecidae
†Mesopropithecus pithecoides
sloth lemur
-AD 600
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Palaeopropithecidae
†Babakotia radofilai
sloth lemur
5.0 Mya-2500 BC
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Palaeopropithecidae
†Palaeopropithecus ingens
tretretretre
-AD 1000
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Palaeopropithecidae
†Palaeopropithecus kelyus
tretretretre
-AD 1000
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Palaeopropithecidae
†Palaeopropithecus maximus
tretretretre
-AD 1000
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Palaeopropithecidae
†Archaeoindris fontynontii
sloth lemur
-350 BC
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Indriidae
Indri indri
indri
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Indriidae
Avahi cleesei
Bemaraha woolly lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Indriidae
Avahi laniger
eastern woolly lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Indriidae
Avahi mooreorum
Moore's woolly lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Indriidae
Avahi occidentalis
western woolly lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Indriidae
Avahi unicolor
Sambirano woolly lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Indriidae
Avahi peyrierasi
Peyrieras' woolly lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Indriidae
Avahi meridionalis
southern woolly lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Indriidae
Avahi ramanantsoavani
Ramanantsoavana's woolly lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Indriidae
Avahi betsileo
Betsileo woolly lemur
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Indriidae
Propithecus diadema
diademed sifaka
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Indriidae
Propithecus candidus
silky sifaka
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Indriidae
Propithecus edwardsi
Milne-Edwards' sifaka
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Indriidae
Propithecus perrieri
Perrier's sifaka
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Indriidae
Propithecus tattersalli
golden-crowned sifaka
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Indriidae
Propithecus verreauxi
Verreaux's sifaka
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Indriidae
Propithecus coquereli
Coquerel's sifaka
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Indriidae
Propithecus deckenii
Decken's sifaka
 
Lemuriformes | Lemuroidea | Indriidae
Propithecus coronatus
crowned sifaka
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