Anthro those categories

What are the main two groups of primates?

Haplorhini, Strepsirrhini

What’s under strepsirrhinis

Lorisoidea, Lemuriformes

What are lorisoideas?

Under Strepsirrhinis, Lorises & galagos

What are lemuriformes?

Under Strepsirrhinis, lemurs

Characterize strepsirrhines

wet nose; strong reliance on smell; toothcomb; reflective tapetum

Characterize haplorhini

dry nose, no toothcomb, no tapetum, larger brains and greater reliance on vision.

What’s under haplorinis?

Catarrhinis (group), tarsiers, platyrrhine monkeys

What’s under catarrhinis?

Haplorinis; hominoids (apes+humans) & cercopithecoid monkeys

What are tarsiers?

Haplorinis; small primates found in Southeast Asia that are nocturnal and have large eyes.

What are platyrrhine monkeys?

Haplorinis; New World Monkeys, outward-facing nostrils, tropical forests. 2-1-3-3, prehensile tail

What’s under the cercopithecoids?

Cercopithecines, colobines

What are cercopithecines?

Haplorhini / catarrhini / cercopithecoids; Old World monkeys like baboons and macaques. Vary widely in body size, habitat, asocial organization. They have cheek pouches & flexible diets.

What are colobines?

Haplorhini / catarrhini / cercopithecoids; old world monekys africa/asia. Seed & leaf heavy diets. Shearing molars & a specialized sacculated foregut for plants.

What are hominoids?

Haplorhini / catarrhini; the superfamily of primates that includes apes and humans. They are characterized by their larger brain sizes, lack of tails, and more complex social structures.