De Anza College Taxonomy Different Species of Lemurs Discussion

Watch the lectures video before start this assignment!

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Part 1 Instructions:

For this part of the Forum, we will be searching for different species of Lemurs, Lorises, and New World Monkeys. The Lemurs and the Lorises fall under the category of Strepsirrhines (or Strepsirrhini), as you should recall from the Lectures you’ve watched this week. The New World Monkeys belong to the other major category of primates: the Haplorrhines (or Haplorhini).

We’ll be concentrating on finding different species of Lemurs, Lorises and New World Monkeys in an attempt to grasp the wide-ranging diversity of these primate groups. If you are unfamiliar with the terms Genus and species, then have a quick glance at the Wikipedia page on taxanomic rank (Links to an external site.).

What do you need to do?

• Look through what everybody has already posted to see what’s taken already
• Look up / find yourself a Lemur, Loris, or New World Monkey that hasn’t been mentioned yet. Double-check by doing a search on the Forum page.
• Write a post that includes the following information at a minimum:
  • Common name of your primate
    • If not indicated in the Common name, please tell us if this is a type of Lemur, Loris, or New World Monkey
  • Scientific name of your primate. This is the Genus and species name of the primate in question.
  • Which countries your primate is found in, or where in the world it is found (if found in several countries). Provide a link so we know where your information comes from!
  • Why you picked this particular primate and any additional information that may be of interest. Was there something that you found interesting about it? Is it endangered? Etc. You have quite a bit of leeway here but responses should be at least 50 words. If you can, link to a picture of your primate, or embed the image in your post.