Lemurs come the share of a class of primates known as prosimians, and produce higher a infraorder Lemuriformes. This nature and severity of primate was a evolutionary predecessor of monkeys and apes (simians). A term "lemur" is from either a Latin word lemures, which means "spirits of the night". This belike refers to numbers of lemurs' nocturnal behavior & their big, reflective eyes. These are generically utilized for a members of a 4 lemuriform families, however these are besides the genus of one of the lemuriform mintage. Them flying lemur species come not lemurs, nor are it possibly primates.

Lemurs come noticed naturally exclusively on the island of Madagascar, and a few little circumferent islands, including a Comoros (where these are probably it were introduced by human being). When it were displaced in the rest of the globe by monkeys, apes, & more primates, the lemurs were safe from either competitiin on Madagascar & differentiated into a total of coinage. These zero in size from either a petite Xxx gram Peters' Mouse Lemur to the 10 kilo Indri. A big metal money keep close at h& altogether be out since man fixate Madagascar, and since a early 20th century a big lemurs email astir Vii kilograms. Often, a little lemurs move when asleep (nocturnal), while a big ones move in a period of the day (diurnal).

A little cheirogaleoids are usually omnivores, eating a kind of fruits, flowers & leaves (& occasionally nectar) too when insects, spiders & little craniate. A remainder of a lemurs, the lemuroids are primarily herbivores, although some coinage supplement their diet by having insects.

Tons lemurs come endangered species, due mainly to home ground destruction (deforestation) & hunting. Although conservation efforts come under way, choices come limited because of the lemurs' limited range & because Madagascar is desperately unfortunate. Presently, there are about 52 residing lemur mintage.

One of a first lemur research center is the Duke University Primate Center.

Classification
right When shown on this button, a 4 families of lemurs come split into deuce superfamilies. A Cheirogaleidae have a pedal structure, similar to the other strepsirrhine families and a haplorrhines, suggesting they split bump off from either a more lemurs foremost. When such, the Cheirogaleoidea come a sister clade to the Lemuroidea.

The correct sequence PRIMATES Suborder Strepsirrhini: non-tarsier prosimians Infraorder Lemuriformes Superfamily Cheirogaleoidea Personal Cheirogaleidae: dwarf and mouse lemurs Superfamily Lemuroidea Personal Lemuridae: lemurs Personal Lepilemuridae: sportive lemurs Personal Indridae: woolly lemurs and allies Infraorder Chiromyiformes Infraorder Lorisiformes Suborder Haplorrhini: tarsiers, monkeys and apes