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The Lemuridae are the only other family of the Prosimian radiation 
that are likely to be available for laboratory work; the remaining 
families are too rare and too delicate to be considered. Lemurs, 
specially the robust ring-tail (LZ. catta), have been bred successfully 
PROSIMII 
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ANTHROPOIDEA 
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DAUBENTONIIDAE 
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LEMURIDAE 
INDRIIDAE 
TARSIIDAE- 
CALLITRICHIDAE 
» CEBIDAE 
CERCOPITHECIDAE 
HYLOBATIDAE 
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- “HOMINIDAE.- 
PROS|IMIANS 
TUPAIA ANATHANA UROGALE 
DENDROGALE PTILOCERCUS 
DAUBENTONIA 
LORIS 
PERODICTICUS 
NYCTICEBUS GALAGO 
ARCTOCEBUS 
LEMUR LEPILEMUR PHANER 
HAPALEMUR MICROCEBUS CHEIROGALEUS 
INDRI PROPITHECUS AVAHI 
TARSIUS 
NEW & OLD WORLD MONKEYS 
CALLITHRIX SAGUINUS 
CEBUELLA LEONTIDEUS CALLIMICO 
CEBUS SAIMIRI AOTUS 
CALLICEBUS PITHECIA CHIROPOTES 
CACAJAO ATELES ALOUATTA 
BRACHYTELES LAGOTHRIX 
CERCOPITHECUS PAPIO MANDRILLUS 
ERYTHROCEBUS CERCOCEBUS COLOBUS 
MACACA PRESBYTIS NASALIS = THEROPITHECUS 
SIMIAS RHINOPITHECUS PYGATHRIX —CYNOPITHECUS 
APES AND MAN 
HYLOBATES SYMPHALANGUS 
“Closeness of phylogenetic relationship to Man 
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in quite large numbers in laboratories and zoos in recent years as 
also, to a lesser extent, have the black lemur (LZ. macaco) and the brown 
lemur (L. fulvus); however, it is certain that scientists who have a 
special reason for employing these animals in research will have to 
