| SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION |
| COMMON NAME: | primates |
| KINGDOM: | Animalia |
| PHYLUM: | Chordata |
| CLASS: | Mammalia |
| ORDER: | Primates |
| FAMILY: | 13 extant families |
| GENUS SPECIES: | 233 extant species |
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| FAST FACTS |
| DESCRIPTION: | Long arms with opposable thumbs; body hair over most of body; shortened nose (rostrum); forward-looking eyes; opposable first digits on forelimbs and hind limbs |
| SIZE: | Varies according to species |
| WEIGHT: | The smallest living primate is the pygmy mouse lemur, which weighs approximately 30 g (1.05 lbs). The largest is the gorilla, which weighs on average of about 175 kg (385 lbs). |
| DIET: | Some species eat leaves or fruit; others are insectivorous or carnivorous; certain species are omnivorous |
| GESTATION: | Varies according to species |
| SEXUAL MATURITY: | Varies according to species |
| LIFE SPAN: | Varies according to species |
| RANGE: | Varies according to species |
| HABITAT: | Most dwell in tropical forests |
| POPULATION: | GLOBAL | Unknown |
| STATUS: | IUCN | Certain species are listed |
| CITES | All primates are at least Appendix II | |
| USFWS | Certain species are listed |
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