Strepsirhini (Noun)
Meaning
In some classifications either coextensive with the Lemuroidea or comprising the true lemurs.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Strepsirhini is an infraorder of primates consisting of lemurs, lorises and their extinct relatives in some classifications.
- Some studies include only the true lemurs in Strepsirhini, and give the clade the rank of suborder.
- Strepsirhini infraorder contains a small group of arboreal mammals that are closely related to the true lemurs.
- In some older classifications the Strepsirhini infraorder is also known as the "half primates".
- Molecular studies on lemurs have revised some systematic classifications and presented evidence that Strepsirhini group exist within Lemuroidea.