Primates Multiple Choice - Statistics

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All species of orangutan are currently critically endangered. True
90%
What is the scientific name for the taxonomic family known as the great apes? Hominidae
86%
Are bear cuscuses primates? No
83%
Are gibbons apes or monkeys? Apes
72%
Are snub-nosed monkeys Old or New World Monkeys? Old World
72%
What do sifakas do when on the ground? Hop to their next destination
66%
Which genus of monkeys includes species with the names red-handed, moustached and emperor? Tamarins
66%
Which of these primates is not entirely nocturnal? Bamboo lemur
62%
The bonobo is a subspecies of chimpanzee. False
55%
How many species of gorilla are there? 2
41%
What was the first species of hominin to have reached East Asia? Homo erectus
41%
The grivet is a species of which kind of primate? Monkey
38%
Which of these is one of the two largest living lemurs (based on weight)? Indri
34%
How old are the fossils of the earliest-known primate-like mammals? 55–58 million years
31%
Lorises of the genus Nycticebus are known as slow lorises. What are lorises of the genus Loris known as? Slender lorises
24%
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