Module 2 Lecture 2

Question 1

What is the taxonomy of primates (to the superfamily)?

Answer 1

1. Cercopithecoidea (Old World monkeys)

2. Hominoidea (Apes and humans)

Question 2

What is the suborder of primates

Answer 2

1. Strepsirrhini ( primitive longer snout, twisted nostrils, wet nose, bony eye ring, unfused frontal bone)
2. Haplorhini (shorter snout, dry nose, simple nostrils, bony eye socket, fused frontal bone)

Question 3

 what are the morphological differences of the suborders

strepsirrhines and haplorhines?

Answer 3

Strepsirrhines
 primitive snout
 w/ wet nose
 “twisted nostrils”
 bony ring (eye)
 un-fused frontal bone
Also characteristics for many (but not all) species of Strepsirrhines
 tooth comb
 lower jaw not fused
 tapetum lucidum
 grooming claw
Haplorhines
 reduced snout
 w/ dry nose
 “simple nostrils”
 bony socket (eye)
 fused frontal bone
Haplorhines also characteristics for many (but not all) species
 no tooth comb
 lower jaw fused
 no tapetum lucidum
 no grooming claw

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Question 4

List the infraorder of Stepsirrhini and Haplorhini

Answer 4

Strepsirrhini ….Lemuriformes (lemurs)
Lorisiformes (loris & galago

Haplorhini…..Tarsiiformes (tarsiers)
Platyrrhini (N World Monkeys)
Catarrhini

Question 5

List the 2 superfamily of Catarhinni

Answer 5

Cercopithecoidea
(Old World monkeys)

Hominoidea
(apes and humans)

Question 6

Where do Lemuriformes ( Lemurs) live?

Answer 6

Madagascar

Question 7

Where do Lorisformes ( Loris and Galagos) live?

Answer 7

Galagos- Africa

Lorisidae (Loris) - Africa & Asia

Question 8

what are

their body sizes, activity patterns, and basic lifestyles of Lemurs

Answer 8

Geo.-Area:  Madagascar
Body size:  small-medium (large)
Activity: nocturnal, diurnal,cathemeral
Diet variable:  (insects,gum, fruits, leaves)
Grouping:  solitary, pairs, small groups

Question 9

what are

their body sizes, activity patterns, and basic lifestyles of Galagdi

Answer 9

Geo.-Area Africa
Body size small
Activity nocturnal
Diet variable (insects,
gum, fruits)
Grouping solitary, pairs (?)

Question 10

what are

their body sizes, activity patterns, and basic lifestyles of Lorisdae?

Answer 10

Geo.-Area: Africa & Asia
Body size: small
Activity: nocturnal
Diet: variable (insects,gum, fruits)
Grouping: solitary, pairs

Question 11

which family of the Lemuriformes contains the smallest

living primates?

Answer 11

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Question 12

which lemur species does King Julien represent and what

are two special characteristics of ring-tailed lemurs?

Answer 12

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Question 13

which lemur species does Maurice represent and what is

special about the teeth and fingers of aye-ayes?

Answer 13

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Question 14

what are sub-fossil lemurs and what is their special

characteristic compared to living lemurs?

Answer 14

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