- lemurs, with only four
teeth in the
toothcomb instead of the
usual six.
Indriids, like all lemurs, live
exclusively on the
island of Madagascar. The 19...
-
built than that of
indriids, but not as much as in the
larger sloth lemurs. Its
dentition is
similar to that of all
other indriids and
sloth lemurs. It...
- such as the
sportive lemurs and
indriids, have
longer hind
limbs than forelimbs,
making them
excellent leapers.
Indriids also have a
specialized digestive...
- of the
sloth lemur family (Palaeopropithecidae). Once
thought to be an
indriid because its
skull is
similar to that of
living sifakas, a
recently discovered...
-
monkey lemurs are
considered to be most
closely related to the
living indriids and the
recently extinct sloth lemurs,
although recent finds had caused...
-
Extinct in the wild (EW): 2
species Critically endangered (CR): 203
species Endangered (EN): 505
species Vulnerable (VU): 536
species Near threatened...
-
primarily vertical clingers and leapers.
These include many bushbabies, all
indriids (i.e., sifakas,
avahis and indris),
sportive lemurs, and all tarsiers....
- hind
limbs only.
Several arboreal primate species, such as
gibbons and
indriids,
exclusively walk on two legs
during the
brief periods they
spend on the...
- live only on the
island of Madagascar. The
woolly lemurs are the
smallest indriids with a body size of 30 to 50 cm (12 to 20 in) and a
weight of 600 to 1...
- (2008). "DNA from
extinct giant lemurs links archaeolemurids to
extant indriids". BMC
Evolutionary Biology. 8 (121): 121. Bibcode:2008BMCEE...8..121O....
