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Anthropoids are monkeys and apes including humans. They differ from prosimians whose primitive features include a tooth comb that helps them groom and lateral eyes. Prosimians tend to be larger as well.
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What features distinguish anthropoids from strepsirrhines?
The strepsirrhines are distinguished from the anthropoids mainly by having retained a lot of primitive eutherian features.
What is the difference between prosimians and monkeys?
Prosimians are different from monkeys in that they prefer to eat meat and are considered to be predators. They also prefer to hunt at night. Monkeys prefer to eat fruits and like to forage for food during the day.
What are the two major groups of primates?
The two major groups are primate are prosimians and anthropoids (simians).
What is order primates?
The Primate Order is a Mammalian order consisting of 5 grades split into prosimians (grade 1 and 2) and anthropoids (grade 3, 4 and 5) (each with subdivisions), grade 1 are all extinct and resemble todays treeshrews (which are not primates), grade 2 are prosimians such as lemurs, grade 3 are the tarsiers which have characteristics of both prosimians and anthropoids but DNA shows they are anthropoids. Grade 4 are the monkeys which are divided into New and Old world (and each again have subdivisions). Grade 5 are the apes (lesser and great)
What is a primetologist?
Perhaps you mean primatologist, one who studies primates (mammals of the order Primate, including prosimians and anthropoids).Primatology is a branch of the science, zoology.
The word primate relates to who and what?
# A mammal of the order Primates, which includes the anthropoids and prosimians, characterized by refined development of the hands and feet, a shortened snout, and a large brain. # A bishop of highest rank in a province or country. From Answers.com
Do prosimians have tails?
The prosimians are primitive types of primates. The group includes bushbabies, lorises, lemurs, and tarsiers. All of the prosimians have tails.
What is prosimians?
Prosimians are a sort of early primate (monkey family) that still exist today. The family includes Bushbabies, Lemurs and Pottos. Prosmians tend to be fairly small, nocturnal tree dwellers who forage alone but may sometimes form small groups. They are mainly insectivorious but they can also eat friut, leaves, flowers, gum and nectar CLASS Mammlalia ORDER Primates FAMILIES 8 GENERA 22 SPECIES 63
What are the features that generally distinguish pathways of catabolism from pathways of anabolism?
What are the features that generally distinguish pathways of catabolism from pathways of anabolism
What is the order?
It is a system by which persons or things are ranked as being higher or lower than other persons or things. It is an arbitrary system. Criteria can be determined by considering the goals of a particular group and the qualities or abilities that are the most useful/ desirable, and those that are the least. It is a pyramid structure with one or very few way at the top and the rest gradually spreading down to the bottom - those at the top having more power or authority or esteem than those at the bottom. Government has a hierarchical order, as does corporate America, the school system, the street gang.
What features distinguish grantia as an animal?
There are many features that distinguish grantia as an animal. The main feature is locomotion which is a key feature for animals.
What is a leemur?
Lemurs are primates, but primates are divided into different categories prosimians, monkeys and apes. Lemurs are prosimians.
