Primates

An order of the mammals (class Mammalia). These include lemurs, monkeys, apes, and humans. One distinguishing feature of primates is finger nails. Opposing thumbs is a feature too, but not unique to primates (racoons have opposing thumbs)(zoologist please confirm) Some apes have opposing thumbs on their hind legs, but not their hands. I'm not sure about monkeys and lemurs. I don't think this can be taken as a general feature of the order.

Taxonomic classification:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata?
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates

• Suborder Strepsirhini?
  • Family Lemuridae
  • Family Cheirogaleidae
  • Family Indridae
  • Family Daubentoniidae
  • Family Galagonidae?
  • Family Lorisidae
  • Family Megaladapidae?
• Suborder Haplorhini?
  • Family Tarsiidae
  • Family Cebidae
  • Family Cercopithecidae
  • Family Callitrichidae
  • Family Hylobatidae
  • Family Hominidae or Pongidae (apes, including humans)