A family of primates found only on Madagascar and the nearby Comoro Islands, retaining several features considered ancestral for primates, including a strong reliance on scent-marking for communication.
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Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Classification
Living or Extinct Lemuridae
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Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ186462, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Lemuridae
Wikidata Q186462, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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