Organisms

Lemuridae

A family of the order PRIMATES, suborder STREPSIRHINI, containing four genera which inhabit Madagascar and the Comoro Island. Most of the lemurs prefer wooded areas. The four genera are Hapalemur, LEMUR, Lepilemur, and Varecia.

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A family of the order PRIMATES, suborder STREPSIRHINI, containing four genera which inhabit Madagascar and the Comoro Island. Most of the lemurs prefer wooded areas. The four genera are Hapalemur, LEMUR, Lepilemur, and Varecia.

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  • True Lemurs
  • Lemur, True
  • True Lemur
  • Bamboo Lemurs
  • Eulemur
  • Hapalemur
  • Prohapalemur
  • Prolemur
  • Ruffed Lemurs
  • Varecia
  • Bamboo Lemur
  • Lemur, Bamboo
  • Lemur, Ruffed
  • Ruffed Lemur

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Lemuridae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007901. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007901
  2. Lemuridae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemuridae
  3. Lemuridae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q186462