Exam 3 Part 2 Flashcards
True or false: lemurs are not diverse in terms of being nocturnal/diurnal, various diets, and ranging in body size
False
Group of lemurs that eat fruit and other things (generalists), active during the day, tend to live in big groups
Lemuridae
What is the exception of lemuridae in terms of diet?
Bamboo lemur (only eat bamboo)
Group of lemurs that eat leaves, largest in size, vertical clinging and leaping, spend a lot of their day sleeping
Indriidae
Large primates tend to eat _____
Leaves
Small primates tend to eat _____
Insects
Group of lemurs that eat insects, fulfill the niche of a woodpecker, constantly growing front teeth
Daubentoniidae/ Aye-aye
What are the 2 subgroups of lorises
Lorises proper, galagos
What is the difference between the galagos and lorises proper?
Galagos move faster
Group of lorises that are nocturnal, eat insects, solitary but social, live in trees, slow moving
Lorisidae
Group of lorises that move quickly, nocturnal, eat insects, solitary but social, arboreal
Galagos/Galgidae
Where do tarsiers live?
Southeast Asia
Where do lorises live?
Asia/Africa
Primate that relies on animals 100% of their diet, nocturnal, arboreal, giant eyes, vertical clingers and leapers, pair bonded
Tarsiidae/Tarsiers
Type of primate that have wide, flat noses with outward facing nostrils, lack trichromatic vision, highly arboreal, prehensile tails
Platyrrhine
What is the dental formula for platyrrhine?
2:1:3:3
Tails that can hold their entire body weight; like a fifth limb
Prehensile tail
Primates with a narrow nose with downward pointing nostrils
Catarrhini (old world monkey and apes)
Where do new world monkeys live?
South Americas
What are the 4 families of ceboids (new world monkeys)
Atelidae, cebidae, callitrichidae, pitheciidae
Spider monkeys and howler monkeys, have prehensile tails, eat fruit, fission fusion social groups
Atelidae
