List of primates of Africa

This is a list of African primates, containing all recent species of primates found in Africa including Madagascar. According to the IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group there are currently 216 species (111 in the mainland while the 105 are found in Madagascar).[1] In addition the list also includes the recently extinct giant lemurs and humans (Homo sapiens) on the list. Each species is listed, with its binomial name.

Strepsirrhini (É. Geoffroy, 1812)

Lorisiformes (Gregory, 1915)

Lorisoidea (Gray, 1821)

Potto (Perodicticus potto)

Lemuriformes (Gray, 1821)

Daubentonioidea (Gray, 1863)

Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)

Cheirogaleoidea (Gray, 1872)

Geoffroy's dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus major)

Indrioidea (Burnett, 1828)

Indri (Indri indri)

Lemuroidea (Gray 1821)

Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)

Haplorrhini (Pocock, 1918)

Simiiformes (Haeckel, 1866)

Cercopithecoidea (Gray, 1821)

Diana Guenon (Cercopithecus diana)

Hominoidea (Gray, 1825)

Human (Homo sapiens)

See also

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