Vocabulary

Afrotheria (superorder of mammals of African origin)

Xenarthra (superorder comprising anteaters, tree sloths, and armadillos)

Boreoeutheria (clade of placental mammals); Boreotheria; boreoeutherians

Strepsirrhini (primate suborder)

Haplorhini (primate suborder)

Lemuriformes; infraorder containing the lemurs (and sometimes the lorises and galagos)

Lorisiformes; infraorder containing lorises and galagos

Chiromyiformes; infraorder containing the aye-aye

Lemuridae (family comprising the lemurs)

crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus)

common brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus); brown lemur

black lemur (Eulemur macaco)

mongoose lemur (Eulemur mongoz)

red-bellied lemur (Eulemur rubriventer)

red-fronted lemur (Eulemur rufifrons); red-fronted brown lemur; southern red-fronted brown lemur

Sanford's brown lemur (Eulemur sanfordi); Sanford's lemur

black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)

red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra)

Eulemur (genus of true lemurs)

Lemur (genus containing the ring-tailed lemur)

Varecia (genus comprising the ruffed lemurs)

Hapalemur (genus comprising the gentle lemurs)

Prolemur (genus containing the greater bamboo lemur)

greater bamboo lemur (Prolemur simus); broad-nosed bamboo lemur; broad-nosed gentle lemur

Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur (Hapalemur alaotrensis); Lac Alaotra gentle lemur; Alaotran bamboo lemur; Alaotran gentle lemur

golden bamboo lemur (Hapalemur aureus)

eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus); gray bamboo lemur; gray gentle lemur

western lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur occidentalis); northern bamboo lemur; western gentle lemur

southern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur meridionalis); southern bamboo lemur; rusty-gray bamboo lemur; southern gentle lemur

Simiiformes (infraorder comprising the simians, i.e. higher primates)

infraorder

Tarsiiformes; infraorder containing the tarsiers

Tarsiidae (tarsier family)

Tarsius (genus of tarsiers)

northern region; the north

underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor

colonists; emigrants

parvorder

taxon

departure place; place of departure