List of primates

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Bornean orangutan
Western gorilla

List of primates contains the extant species in the order Primates and currently contains 16 families and 72 genera. For extinct species see the list of fossil primates.

Suborder Strepsirrhini[]

Cheirogaleus medius
Lepilemur ankaranensis
Propithecus coquereli
Daubentonia madagascariensis
Allocebus trichotis
Phaner pallescens
Lemur catta
Eulemur fulvus

Infraorder Lemuriformes[]

Superfamily Lemuroidea[]

Superfamily Lorisoidea[]

Suborder Haplorrhini[]

Infraorder Tarsiiformes[]

Family Tarsiidae: tarsiers[]

  • Genus Carlito
    • Philippine tarsier (Carlito syrichta)
Carlito syrichta

Infraorder Simiiformes[]

Parvorder Platyrrhini[]

Callithrix jacchus
Mico argentatus
Cebuella pygmaea
Leontopithecus rosalia
Saguinus imperator
Cebus capucinus
Sapajus apella
Sapajus xanthosternos
Saimiri sciureus
Cacajao calvus
Pithecia pithecia
Alouatta palliata
Ateles geoffroyi

Parvorder Catarrhini[]

Allenopithecus nigroviridis
Papio anubis
Semnopithecus dussumieri
Cercopithecus nictitans
Theropithecus gelada
Macaca radiata
Macaca fuscata
Macaca silenus
Mandrillus sphinx
Rhinopithecus roxellana
Colobus guereza
Presbytis femoralis
Nasalis larvatus
Hoolock hoolock
Hylobates lar
Pongo pygmaeus
Gorilla gorilla
Pan troglodytes
Pan paniscus
Homo sapiens
  • Superfamily Cercopithecoidea
    • Family Cercopithecidae: Old World monkeys
      • Subfamily Cercopithecinae
        • Tribe Cercopithecini
        • Tribe Papionini
          • Genus Macaca
            • Stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides)
            • Assam macaque (Macaca assamensis)
            • Formosan rock macaque (Macaca cyclopis)
            • Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)
            • Crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis)
            • Heck's macaque (Macaca hecki)
            • Northern pig-tailed macaque (Macaca leonina)
            • White-cheeked macaque (Macaca leucogenys)
            • Moor macaque (Macaca maura)
            • Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta)
            • Arunachal macaque (Macaca munzala)
            • Southern pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina)
            • Celebes crested macaque (Macaca nigra)
            • Gorontalo macaque (Macaca nigrescens)
            • Booted macaque (Macaca ochreata)
            • Pagai Island macaque (Macaca pagensis)
            • Bonnet macaque (Macaca radiata)
            • Siberut macaque (Macaca siberu)
            • Lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus)
            • Toque macaque (Macaca sinica)
            • Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus)
            • Tibetan macaque (Macaca thibetana)
            • Tonkean macaque (Macaca tonkeana)
          • Genus Lophocebus
          • Genus Rungwecebus
            • Kipunji (Rungwecebus kipunji)
          • Genus Papio
            • Olive baboon (Papio anubis)
            • Yellow baboon (Papio cynocephalus)
            • Hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas)
            • Guinea baboon (Papio papio)
            • Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus)
            • Kinda baboon (Papio kindae)
          • Genus Theropithecus
          • Genus Cercocebus
            • Agile mangabey (Cercocebus agilis)
            • Sooty mangabey (Cercocebus atys)
            • Golden-bellied mangabey (Cercocebus chrysogaster)
            • Tana River mangabey (Cercocebus galeritus)
            • Sanje mangabey (Cercocebus sanjei)
            • Collared mangabey (Cercocebus torquatus)
          • Genus Mandrillus
            • Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)
            • Drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
      • Subfamily Colobinae
        • Genus Colobus
          • Angola colobus (Colobus angolensis)
          • Mantled guereza (Colobus guereza)
          • King colobus (Colobus polykomos)
          • Black colobus (Colobus satanas)
          • Ursine colobus (Colobus vellerosus)
        • Genus Piliocolobus
        • Genus Procolobus
          • Olive colobus (Procolobus verus)
        • Genus Semnopithecus
          • Kashmir gray langur (Semnopithecus ajax)
          • Northern plains gray langur (Semnopithecus entellus)
          • Nilgiri langur (Semnopithecus johnii)
          • Tarai gray langur (Semnopithecus hector)
          • Black-footed gray langur (Semnopithecus hypoleucos)
          • Tufted gray langur (Semnopithecus priam)
          • Southern plains gray langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri)
          • Nepal gray langur (Semnopithecus schistaceus)
          • Purple-faced langur (Semnopithecus vetulus)
        • Genus Trachypithecus
        • Genus Presbytis
          • Black-and-white langur (Presbytis bicolor)
          • Miller's langur (Presbytis canicrus)
          • Javan surili (Presbytis comata)
          • Sarawak surili (Presbytis chrysomelas)
          • Raffles banded langur (Presbytis femoralis)
          • White-fronted surili (Presbytis frontata)
          • Hose's langur (Presbytis hosei)
          • Black-crested Sumatran langur (Presbytis melalophos)
          • Mitered langur (Presbytis mitrata)
          • Natuna Island surili (Presbytis natunae)
          • East Sumatran banded langur (Presbytis percura)
          • Mentawai langur or joja (Presbytis potenziani)
          • Robinson's banded langur (Presbytis robinsoni)
          • Maroon leaf monkey (Presbytis rubicunda)
          • Saban grizzled langur (Presbytis sabana)
          • White-thighed surili (Presbytis siamensis)
          • Siberut langur (Presbytis siberu)
          • Black Sumatran langur (Presbytis sumatrana)
          • Thomas's langur (Presbytis thomasi)
        • Genus Pygathrix
          • Gray-shanked douc (Pygathrix cinerea)
          • Red-shanked douc (Pygathrix nemaeus)
          • Black-shanked douc (Pygathrix nigripes)
        • Genus Rhinopithecus
          • Tonkin snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus avunculus)
          • Black snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti)
          • Gray snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus brelichi)
          • Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
          • Myanmar snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus strykeri)
        • Genus Nasalis
          • Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus)
        • Genus Simias
          • Pig-tailed langur (Simias concolor)
  • Superfamily Hominoidea
    • Family Hylobatidae: gibbons or lesser apes
    • Family Hominidae: great apes, including humans
      • Subfamily Ponginae
        • Genus Pongo
          • Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus)
          • Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii)
          • Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis)
      • Subfamily Homininae
        • Tribe Gorillini
          • Genus Gorilla
            • Western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)
            • Eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei)
        • Tribe Hominini
          • Genus Pan
            • Bonobo or pygmy chimpanzee (Pan paniscus)
            • Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
          • Genus Homo
            • Human (Homo sapiens)

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