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21) There are three prosimian families. While there are only a few species of tarsiers, the loris are a diverse group found throughout Africa and Asia. There are also a large number of lemur species.

Graphic -- classification of the prosimians.

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Notes: Graphic -- classification of the prosimians.
tarsiers -- TAR-see-ers
This is a good place to review the idea of two-word species names.
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