Daubentoniidae is a family of lemuroid primates native to much of Madagascar. Its sole living genus is Daubentonia, represented today by one living species, the aye aye, though a second species survived until relatively recently before going extinct.
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Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Parent Taxon Of
Source Aye-aye (Wikipedia)
Source Paleobiology Database: Daubentonia robusta
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Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ12358399, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Daubentonia
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source 3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Daubentoniidae
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 1
Wikidata: Daubentoniidae
Wikidata Q2899669, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Paleobiology Database: Daubentonia robusta
Paleobiology DatabaseParent Taxon Of: Giant aye-aye, Taxon record, classificationQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Giant aye-aye, Taxon record, classification
"family": "Daubentoniidae"
Aye-aye (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationParent Taxon Of: Aye-aye, Lead, classificationQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Aye-aye, Lead, classification
The aye-aye is the only extant member of the genus Daubentonia and family Daubentoniidae.
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