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Laboratory Report on Primates

           Primate is a biological order that contains various species that are typically related to the family of the lemur, monkeys, and apes. The latter category – the ape – includes human beings. Notably, primates are found everywhere. These species are classified into different species based on their varying characteristics. This laboratory report, therefore, elucidates and enunciates different primate species based on their biological makeup and characteristics, which includes scientific and common names, reasons for their taxonomic category, geographical location, diet, dental formula, sexual dimorphism, locomotor style, type of nose and unusual features, and endangered status.

Lemur

           Lemur is a tree-dwelling primate species in the taxonomy of prosimians with a scientific name lemuroidea and a common name of Ring-tailed lemur. The species is classified under the taxonomy of prosimians since they are neither apes nor monkeys – they have blue eyes and smaller body sizes (Bradford, 2016). Notably, this particular species is geographically located in Madagascar, Africa. They are herbivorous that specifically feed on fruits, but also leaves, flowers, tree barks, and saps. Subsequently, this primate species has a dental formula of 2/2, 1/1, 3/3, 3/3, which makes a total of 36 teeth (Myers, 2020). Their sexual dimorphism is distinct as either male or female with a quadrupedal locomotor style. Additionally, they have a wet-hairy nose with a body size of 24 to 35 inches (Bradford, 2016). They have various unusual and features like rapid body growth and attainment of adult body mass. They are not extinct.

Marmosets

           Marmosets are ape species with a scientific name of Callithrix jacchus but commonly known as Goeldi’s Marmoset. They are geographically located in South America and some parts of Central America. They are majorly omnivorous, which feed on insects, snails, spiders, fruits, and flowers with a dental formula of 2/2, 1/1, 3/3, 2/2 making a total of 32 teeth with two facing widely separate nostrils (Casteleyn, Bakker & Breugelmans, 2012). Their sexual dimorphic is monomorphic. Additionally, their locomotor is quadrupedal, running, and leaping on tree branches. It has a body size of 4.6 to 6.2 in length. They have a tail that is longer than their body as a unique feature. It is the most endangered species.

Baboons

           Baboons are scientifically known as Papio and commonly known as baboons. Their taxonomic classification is due to the length of their tail and ischial callosities. They are geographically located in specific areas in Africa and Asia. Their diet is herbivorous with a dental formula of 12/2, 1/1, 2/2, 3/3 with a flat nose, and a body size of 20 to 40 inches. They are sexually dimorphic in body size, with a distinction between male or female. Their locomotor style is galloping or walking. They have hairless buttocks as an unusual feature. Not extinct.

Gibbons

           Gibbon is scientifically known as Hylobatidae and commonly known as Gibbon. The taxonomic classification is as a result of their adaptation to their habitat. Their geographical location in Asia, China, and Vietnam. They mainly eat fruits as their diet with a dental formula of 2/2, 1/1, 2/2, 3/3, and a catarrhine type of nose. They have distinct male and female except for white-cheeked gibbon, which lacks sexual dimorphism. They have a locomotor style known as brachiation. Their body size is 16-26 inches. Their tailless as a unique feature, and they are not extinct. 

Orangutans

           The scientific name for orangutan is Pongo, with a common name as an orangutan. They are geographically found in Borneo and Sumatra. They are herbivorous feeding on fruits and leaves with a dental formula of 2:1:2:3. They have distinct body size as a differential feature between male and female. Additionally, their locomotor style is quadrumanous scrambling and body size of about 45 inches. They have thorax sac for vocalizing echoes. Not extinct.