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Which families make up Superfamily Lemuroidea?: Cheirogaleidae
Lemuridae
Indriidae
Where do you find the Mouse Lemur?: Madagascar
When are Mouse Lemurs Active?: night
What is their dental formula?: 2.1.3.3 or 1.1.3.3
What type of locomotion do they use?: they are Arboreal climbers, runners and leapers
What is the Mouse Lemurs IM index?: 70-85
Are their thumbs opposable?: they are pseudo- opposable
Do they have claws?: on P2
what is microcebus diet preference?: insects
who make up family lemuridae?: genus lemur and varecia
what is the common name of genus lemur?: common lemur
what is the common name of genus varecia?: ruffed lemurs
when are these two primates active?: day
where are genus lemur and varecia found?: madagascar
what is their im index: 55-70
what kind of thumbs do all promimians have?: pseudo-opposable
where do all prosimians have claws?: On P2
what is genus varecias diet preference?: frugivorous-> primaraly fruits
what is genus lemur diet preference?: omnivorous: flowers leaves and insects
when are Indri active?: day
what is their form of locomotion?: Vertical clingers and leapers
what is their IM index?: 90
What is their diet preferece?: folivorous: leaves
what families make up superfamily lorisoidea?: galagidae
lorisidae
what genus is included in superfamily galagidae?: galago: bush baby
where are bush babies found?: africa
when are they active?: night
what type of locomotion do they prefer?: vertical clingers and leapers
IM 55-70
what are their diet prefereces?: omnivorous: sme gums; fruits; insects
what genus make up family lorisidae?: perodicticus: potto
nycticebus: slow loris
where is genus perodicticus found?: africa
where is genus nycticebus found?: SE asia
when are pottos (perodicticus) and slow loris (nycticebus) active?: night
what is the prosimian usual dental formula?: 2.1.3.3
what type of locomotion do perodicticus (pottos) and nycticebus (slow loris) prefer?: slow climbers
What is teir diet preference?: omnivorous
where do you find Tarsiers?: SE Asia
What is their preferred type of locomotion?: Vertical clingers and leapers
IM 55-70
What are their diet preferences?: carnivorous
Are their thumbs like the rest of the prosimians (pseudo-opposable)?: no their thumbs are non opposable
Where do they have claws?: P2 and P3
Which are the only genus that differ in the general prosimian dental formula?: indri and tarsius

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