Primate Taxonomy Review
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- (Non-human) primates are generally restricted to what climate?
- Tropical
- Catarrhini is commonly called:
- Old World Monkeys (and apes)
- Platyrrhini is commonly called:
- New World Monkeys
- What are come characteristics of the family Pongidae?
- Great apes, large, social.
- What are some characteristics of a Tarsier?
- Small, nocturnal, tee-dwelling, locomotion by vertical clinging and leaping, the only primates who eat animal matter exclusively.
- What are some characteristics of lemurs?
- Locomotion by verical clinging and leaping, female social dominance, tree-dwelling. Can be nocturnal or diurnal.
- What are some characteristics of Lorisiformes?
- Nocturnal, tree-dwelling.
- What are some characteristics of New World monkeys?
- Diurnal, live in forests, tree-dwelling, quadrupedal, prehensile tail.
- What are some characteristics of the family Callitrichidae?
- Marmosets and Tamarins: very small, only have two molars, frequently give birth to twins, and exercise polyandry.
- What are some characteristics of the family Hylobatidae?
- Lesser apes, found in Asia, have long arms, are brachiators, live in monogamous family groups.
- What are some differences between Old and New World Monkeys?
- Old world monkeys nostrils face downward, have two premolars instead of three, are larger, and have a wider range of habitats.
- What are the differences between the Homonoids and the Cercopithids?
- Homonoids lack tails, have broader noses and palates, and have larger brains.
- What are the families of the infraorder Platyrrhini?
- Callitrichidae and Cebidae.
- What are the infraorders of the suborder Anthropoidea?
- Platyrrhini and Catarrhini.
- What are the subfamilies of the family Cebidae?
- Alouatinae (howler monkeys), Atelinae (slider and woolly monkeys), Cebinae (capuchins and squirrel monkeys), Aotinae (owl monkey), Callimiconinae (Goeldi's monkey), Pithecinae (Sakis)
- What are the superfamilies of the infraorder Catarrhini?
- Cercopithecoidea (Old World monkeys) and Hominoidea (apes and humans).
- What are the three infraorders into which the Prosimians are divided?
- Lemuriformes, Lorisiformes, and Tarsiiformes.
- What are the two groups in to which primates are divided?
- Prosimians and antrhopoids
- What is the difference between a Galago and a Loris?
- Galagos are quick, while lorises move very slowly.