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Indriidae, the Glossary

The Indriidae (sometimes incorrectly spelled Indridae) are a family of strepsirrhine primates.^[1]

42 relations: Arboreal locomotion, Édouard Louis Trouessart, Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Bacteria, Bemaraha woolly lemur, Betsileo woolly lemur, Cecum, Coquerel's sifaka, Crowned sifaka, Dentition, Diademed sifaka, Digestion, Eastern woolly lemur, Genus, Georges Cuvier, Gilbert Thomas Burnett, Golden-crowned sifaka, Herbivore, Herluf Winge, Holocene extinction, Indri, International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Lemur, Madagascar, Milne-Edwards's sifaka, Moore's woolly lemur, Perrier's sifaka, Peyrieras's woolly lemur, Premolar, Primate, Ramanantsoavana's woolly lemur, Sambirano woolly lemur, Sifaka, Silky sifaka, Southern woolly lemur, St. George Jackson Mivart, Strepsirrhini, Verreaux's sifaka, Von der Decken's sifaka, Western woolly lemur, Woolly lemur.
Folivores
Lemurs
Primate families
Taxa described in 1821
Taxa named by Gilbert Thomas Burnett

Arboreal locomotion

Arboreal locomotion is the locomotion of animals in trees.

See Indriidae and Arboreal locomotion

Édouard Louis Trouessart

Édouard Louis Trouessart (25 August 1842 – 30 June 1927) was a French zoologist born in Angers.

See Indriidae and Édouard Louis Trouessart

Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire

Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (15 April 177219 June 1844) was a French naturalist who established the principle of "unity of composition".

See Indriidae and Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire

Bacteria

Bacteria (bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell.

See Indriidae and Bacteria

Bemaraha woolly lemur

The Bemaraha woolly lemur (Avahi cleesei), also known as Cleese's woolly lemur, is a species of woolly lemur native to western Madagascar, named after John Cleese.

See Indriidae and Bemaraha woolly lemur

Betsileo woolly lemur

The Betsileo woolly lemur or Betsileo avahi (Avahi betsileo) is a species of woolly lemur native to southeastern Madagascar, in the District of Fandriana.

See Indriidae and Betsileo woolly lemur

Cecum

The cecum or caecum is a pouch within the peritoneum that is considered to be the beginning of the large intestine.

See Indriidae and Cecum

Coquerel's sifaka

Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) is a diurnal, medium-sized lemur of the sifaka genus Propithecus.

See Indriidae and Coquerel's sifaka

The crowned sifaka (Propithecus coronatus) is a sifaka endemic to western Madagascar, a part of the world where nature and its biological diversity faces enormous and devastating consequences resulting from anthropogenic activities.

See Indriidae and Crowned sifaka

Dentition

Dentition pertains to the development of teeth and their arrangement in the mouth.

See Indriidae and Dentition

Diademed sifaka

The diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema), or diademed simpona, is an endangered species of sifaka, one of the lemurs endemic to certain rainforests in eastern Madagascar.

See Indriidae and Diademed sifaka

Digestion

Digestion is the breakdown of large insoluble food compounds into small water-soluble components so that they can be absorbed into the blood plasma.

See Indriidae and Digestion

Eastern woolly lemur

The eastern woolly lemur (Avahi laniger), also known as the eastern avahi or Gmelin's woolly lemur, is a species of woolly lemur native to eastern Madagascar, where it lives in the wet tropical rainforest at low elevations along the eastern coast of the island or they can also inhabit the northern tip of the island with other species.

See Indriidae and Eastern woolly lemur

Genus

Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.

See Indriidae and Genus

Georges Cuvier

Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric, Baron Cuvier (23 August 1769 – 13 May 1832), known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist, sometimes referred to as the "founding father of paleontology".

See Indriidae and Georges Cuvier

Gilbert Thomas Burnett

Gilbert Thomas Burnett (15 April 1800 – 27 July 1835) was a British botanist.

See Indriidae and Gilbert Thomas Burnett

Golden-crowned sifaka

The golden-crowned sifaka or Tattersall's sifaka (Propithecus tattersalli) is a medium-sized lemur characterized by mostly white fur, prominent furry ears, and a golden-orange crown.

See Indriidae and Golden-crowned sifaka

Herbivore

A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material, for example foliage or marine algae, for the main component of its diet.

See Indriidae and Herbivore

Herluf Winge

Adolf Herluf Winge (19 March 1857 – 10 November 1923) was a Danish zoologist.

See Indriidae and Herluf Winge

Holocene extinction

The Holocene extinction, or Anthropocene extinction, is the ongoing extinction event caused by humans during the Holocene epoch.

See Indriidae and Holocene extinction

Indri

The indri (Indri indri), also called the babakoto, is one of the largest living lemurs, with a head-body length of about and a weight of between.

See Indriidae and Indri

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) is an organization dedicated to "achieving stability and sense in the scientific naming of animals".

See Indriidae and International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature

Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire

Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (16 December 1805 – 10 November 1861) was a French zoologist and an authority on deviation from normal structure.

See Indriidae and Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire

Lemur

Lemurs (from Latin lemures – "ghosts" or "spirits") are wet-nosed primates of the superfamily Lemuroidea, divided into 8 families and consisting of 15 genera and around 100 existing species. Indriidae and lemur are lemurs.

See Indriidae and Lemur

Madagascar

Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar and the Fourth Republic of Madagascar, is an island country comprising the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands.

See Indriidae and Madagascar

Milne-Edwards's sifaka

Milne-Edwards's sifaka (Propithecus edwardsi), or Milne-Edwards's simpona, is a large arboreal, diurnal lemur endemic to the eastern coastal rainforest of Madagascar.

See Indriidae and Milne-Edwards's sifaka

Moore's woolly lemur

Moore's woolly lemur (Avahi mooreorum), or the Masoala woolly lemur, is a woolly lemur endemic to Madagascar.

See Indriidae and Moore's woolly lemur

Perrier's sifaka

Perrier's sifaka (Propithecus perrieri) is a lemur endemic to Madagascar.

See Indriidae and Perrier's sifaka

Peyrieras's woolly lemur

Peyrieras's woolly lemur or Peyrieras's avahi (Avahi peyrierasi) is a species of woolly lemur native to southeastern Madagascar.

See Indriidae and Peyrieras's woolly lemur

Premolar

The premolars, also called premolar teeth, or bicuspids, are transitional teeth located between the canine and molar teeth.

See Indriidae and Premolar

Primate

Primates is an order of mammals, which is further divided into the strepsirrhines, which include lemurs, galagos, and lorisids; and the haplorhines, which include tarsiers; and the simians, which include monkeys and apes.

See Indriidae and Primate

Ramanantsoavana's woolly lemur

Ramanantsoavana's woolly lemur (Avahi ramanantsoavanai), also known as Ramanantsoavana's avahi or the Manombo woolly lemur, is a species of woolly lemur native to southeastern Madagascar.

See Indriidae and Ramanantsoavana's woolly lemur

Sambirano woolly lemur

The Sambirano woolly lemur (Avahi unicolor), also known as the Sambirano avahi or unicolor woolly lemur, is a species of woolly lemur native to western Madagascar.

See Indriidae and Sambirano woolly lemur

Sifaka

A sifaka is a lemur of the genus Propithecus from the family Indriidae within the order Primates.

See Indriidae and Sifaka

Silky sifaka

The silky sifaka (Propithecus candidus) is a large lemur characterized by long, silky, white fur.

See Indriidae and Silky sifaka

Southern woolly lemur

The southern woolly lemur (Avahi meridionalis), or southern avahi, has been recently recognized as a separate species of woolly lemur in 2006 by Zaramody et al. It is a nocturnal and pair-living species.

See Indriidae and Southern woolly lemur

St. George Jackson Mivart

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See Indriidae and St. George Jackson Mivart

Strepsirrhini

Strepsirrhini or Strepsirhini is a suborder of primates that includes the lemuriform primates, which consist of the lemurs of Madagascar, galagos ("bushbabies") and pottos from Africa, and the lorises from India and southeast Asia.

See Indriidae and Strepsirrhini

Verreaux's sifaka

Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi), or the white sifaka, is a medium-sized primate in one of the lemur families, the Indriidae.

See Indriidae and Verreaux's sifaka

Von der Decken's sifaka

Von der Decken's sifaka (Propithecus deckenii) is a sifaka lemur that is endemic to the arid, deciduous and spiny succulent forests of Western Madagascar.

See Indriidae and Von der Decken's sifaka

Western woolly lemur

The western woolly lemur or western avahi (Avahi occidentalis) is a species of woolly lemur native to western Madagascar, where they live in dry deciduous forests.

See Indriidae and Western woolly lemur

Woolly lemur

The woolly lemurs, also known as avahis or woolly indris, are nine species of strepsirrhine primates in the genus Avahi.

See Indriidae and Woolly lemur

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indriidae

Also known as Indrid, Indridae, Indriid, Indriids, Indriinae.

Indriidae, the Glossary

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See also

Folivores

Lemurs

Primate families

Taxa described in 1821

Taxa named by Gilbert Thomas Burnett

References