Primate

Primates are an order of Eutheria, including humans and those animals most similar to humans. They are classified into 10 families (excluding extinct primates):

• Lemuridae (lemurs)
• Indridae (indrises)
• Daubentoniidae (aye-ayes)
• Lorisidae (lorises, bush babies, pottos)
• Tarsiidae (tarsiers)
• Callitrichidae (marmosets)
• Cebidae (New World monkeys: capuchins, spider monkeys, howler monkeys)
• Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys: rhesus monkeys, macaques, baboons, mandrills)
• Pongidae (Apes: gibbons, orang-utans, chimpanzees, gorillas)
• Hominidae (Man)