Aye-ayeDaubentonia madagascariensis
Primates
Primates are mammals with varied social lives and adaptations that often include grasping hands or feet. They occupy forests, savannas and other habitats, and differ in feeding and communication.
Which primates are featured here?
The category includes chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, lemurs, baboons, mandrills, monkeys and aye-ayes. Monkeys and apes are different groups within the wider primate order.
Aye-ayeDaubentonia madagascariensis
BaboonPapio
BonoboPan paniscus
Capuchin monkeyCebinae
ChimpanzeePan troglodytes
GorillaGorilla spp.
Howler monkeyAlouatta
IndriIndri indri
LemurLemuriformes (several families)
MacaqueMacaca
MandrillMandrillus sphinx
MarmosetCallithrix
Monkeys and apesSimiiformes (monkeys and apes)
OrangutanPongo pygmaeus, Pongo abelii and Pongo tapanuliensis
TarsierTarsiidae
White-handed gibbonHylobates lar