Lemuridae

Japanese: Lemuridae
Lemuridae

…Also called limers. All the prosimians living on the island of Madagascar are classified in the infraorder Lemuriformes, but all except the aye-aye and the four species of the Indri family are grouped together in the primate family Lemuridae. The name lemur was given to them because of the impression that their prominent snouts and long tails resemble foxes. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Lemuridae" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…リマーともいう。マダガスカル島に生息している原猿類はすべてキツネザル下目Lemuriformesに分類されるが,そのうちのアイアイとインドリ科の4種を除いたすべてが霊長目キツネザル科Lemuridaeとしてまとめられる。キツネザルとは,突出した口吻(こうふん)や長い尾がキツネに似ているという印象を与えるためにつけられた名前である。…

※「Lemuridae」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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