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Indriidae
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The Indriidae (sometimes incorrectly spelled Indridae) are a family of strepsirrhine primates. They are medium- to large-sized lemurs, with only four teeth in the toothcomb instead of the usual six. Indriids, like all lemurs, live exclusively on the island of Madagascar.
Species
Indriidae
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyIndriidae
大狐猴科（学名Indriidae），哺乳綱靈長目的一科，主要包括中到大型的狐猴，产于马达加斯加岛。共有10个现存物种。 所有大狐猴科的动物都栖息在树上，偶尔也到地面上活动。它们以树叶为食。一般为群居，种群的数量为2到15只不等。 孕期通常为四到五个月，每胎产一仔。断奶期为五到六个月，之后幼猴还会与父母生活一段时间。
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Research
69 papers- Molar morphology and variation in two malagasy lemur families (Lemuridae and Indriidae).Journal of human evolution · 1998
- Sequence characterization and phylogeny analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of verreaux's sifaka, Propithecus verreauxi (primates: indriidae).Mitochondrial DNA. Part A, DNA mapping, sequencing, and analysis · 2016
- Comparing chromosomal and mitochondrial phylogenies of the Indriidae (Primates, Lemuriformes).Chromosome research : an international journal on the molecular, supramolecular and evolutionary aspects of chromosome biology · 2011
- Lemuralges propithecus sp. n. (Acariformes: Psoroptidae), an ectoparasite of the diademed sifaka Propithecus diadema (Primates: Indriidae).Folia parasitologica · 2015
- Ectoparasites of Propithecus diadema (Primates: Indriidae) With Notes on Unusual Attachment Site Selection by Haemaphysalis lemuris (Parasitiformes: Ixodidae).Journal of medical entomology · 2015
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The Indriidae (sometimes incorrectly spelled Indridae) are a family of strepsirrhine primates. They are medium- to large-sized lemurs, with only four teeth in the toothcomb instead of the usual six. Indriids, like all lemurs, live exclusively on the island of Madagascar.
==Classification==
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