Knowra Strepsirrhini Strepsirrhini Strepsirrhini is a primate suborder that includes lemurs, lorises, galagos, and extinct relatives. Its living members typically have a moist nose and a grooming claw.
Primates : Primates are an order of mammals that includes lemurs, lorises, monkeys, apes, and humans. Strepsirrhini is one of the two major living primate suborders.
Lemur : Lemurs are strepsirrhine primates native to Madagascar and nearby islands. They form the most diverse living radiation within Strepsirrhini.
Adapiformes : Adapiformes are an extinct group of primates known chiefly from fossils dating from the Eocene onward. They are often discussed as early strepsirrhine relatives, though their exact placement remains debated.
Olfaction : Olfaction is the sense of detecting and distinguishing airborne or dissolved chemicals through smell. Many strepsirrhines rely strongly on scent marking and chemical communication.
Haplorhini : Haplorhini is the primate suborder that includes tarsiers, monkeys, and apes. It is the sister suborder to Strepsirrhini in the common classification of living primates.
Loris : Lorises are slow-moving, mostly nocturnal strepsirrhine primates native to South and Southeast Asia. They represent the Asian living branches of Strepsirrhini.
Lemuriformes : Lemuriformes are a primate infraorder containing living lemurs, lorises, and galagos and their close relatives. This group encompasses the living diversity usually classified within Strepsirrhini.
Scent marking : Scent marking is the deposition of odors that convey information to other animals. It is a prominent communication strategy among lemurs and other strepsirrhines.
Rhinarium : A rhinarium is a moist, hairless area of skin surrounding the nostrils in many mammals. The moist rhinarium is a conspicuous feature of most living strepsirrhines.
Galago : Galagos are small, mostly nocturnal strepsirrhine primates native to sub-Saharan Africa. Their powerful hind limbs and leaping locomotion contrast with many lorises.
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