The two species of 'monkey' below are considered to be Prosimians.
There are 8 families and 28 genera of prosimians, indicating a substantial amount of variety.
There are specific characteristics this species family must have to be considered Prosimians.
General Prosimian features:
Well developed sense of smell with snouts and only partial binoccular vision.
Claws on some digits.
Immobilized upper lips.
2:1:3:3 dental formula, i.e., 2 incisors, 1 canines, 3 premolars, 3 molars.
The Higher Designations of it's Taxonomy are:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Followed by Family, Genus and species.
Each member of the Prosimians has a specific species name.
