taxonomy terms (classifications, subclasses, etc) Flashcards
anthropoids
members of the primate infraorder anthropoidea
cercopithecidae
the taxonomic family that includes old world monkeys
cercopithecines
common name for the subfamily containing the old world monkeys
cercopithicinae
taxonomy subfamily of old world monkeys that have cheek pouches to store food
colobinae
taxonomic subfamily of old world leaf eating monkeys
colobines
common name for old world monkeys that eat leafs
haplorhini
the primate suborder that includes apes, monkeys, and humans
homioidea
taxonomic superfamily that includes tailless primates
hominoids
members of the primate superfamily which includes tailless primates
primates
an order of mammalian that includes monkeys, lemurs, and humans
strepsirrhini
primate suborder that includes lemurs