Order Primates

Order Primates is a biological order that includes lemurs, tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans. It is one of the major orders of mammals and is characterized by a well-developed brain, forward-facing eyes, and grasping hands. The order is further divided into two suborders: Strepsirrhini (lemurs and lorises) and Haplorhini (tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans).
Lemurs:
























Tarsier (Nidhi)


The classification of primates is hierarchical and includes various families, genera, and species within each suborder. Here is a general breakdown of the order Primates:

**Suborder Strepsirrhini:**
1. Infraorder Lemuriformes: Includes lemurs.
2. Infraorder Lorisiformes: Includes lorises and galagos (bushbabies).

**Suborder Haplorhini:**
1. Infraorder Tarsiiformes: Includes tarsiers.
2. Infraorder Simiiformes: Divided into two parvorders:
   - Parvorder Platyrrhini: New World monkeys (e.g., capuchins, howler monkeys).
   - Parvorder Catarrhini: Old World monkeys and apes, further divided into two superfamilies:
     - Superfamily Cercopithecoidea: Old World monkeys (e.g., baboons, macaques).
Baboons:
Macaque 

     - Superfamily Hominoidea: Apes and humans, further divided into families:
       - Family Hylobatidae: Gibbons and siamangs.
       - Family Hominidae: Great apes and humans, including genera Homo (humans), Pan (chimpanzees and bonobos), Gorilla (gorillas), and Pongo (orangutans).
Gibbons:
Siamangs

This classification provides a broad overview, and the taxonomy within the order Primates may be subject to updates and revisions as new research emerges.

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