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All primates are mammals.

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Why are all primates mammals?

If you mean "Are all mammals primates?" then the answer is no. Primates are a type of mammal. All primates are mammals. Not all mammals are primates. For example, cats, dogs, bears, rodents... these are all mammals, but not primates.


Are placental mammals and primates are same?

No. Primates are a group of placental mammals, but there are many placental mammals that are not primates.


What is the difference between primates and non primates mammals?

All mammals are not primates. There are mammals like deer, lions and bears and none of them are primates. However, all primates are mammals. There are only a select Family or Order of species that are primates, including Gorillas, Orangutangs, Humans, Baboons, Spider Monkeys, Chimpanzees, etc.


Are macaques mammals?

Yes. All monkeys and apes are primates, and all primates are mammals.


Are snakes primates?

Primates are mammals. Snakes are reptiles.


Are gorillas mammals primate or amphibian?

mammals and primates. mammals and primates are kinda diff, but they're so close to each other.


Is an aye-aye a primate or a mammal?

Aye-ayes are both primates and mammals. (All primates are mammals.)


Are humans primates or mammals?

Humans are mammalsAnswer 2Mammals are warm-blooded, have fur or hair, feed their young with milk from mammary glands (breasts) and give birth to live young.Reptiles are cold blooded, have no fur or hair, do not feed their young with milk, and lay eggs.I'm sure you can work it out from that.


Are all primates mammals?

No. Primates are a type of mammal. Within the mammals, there are also things like the canines (dogs), felids (cats), rodents (mice and rats), the bats, horses, whales and dolphins, elephants, antelope, pigs, cows, sheep, giraffe, platypus, skunks...etc! And primates, of course.


Are humans primates mammals?

Yes, human primates are mammals because they have fur, have live young and drink milk at birth.


Are marmosets mammals?

Yes. All primates and monkeys are mammals.


What group of mammals are the monkeys in?

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