Daubentonia | |
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Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
Superfamily: | Lemuroidea |
Family: | Daubentoniidae Gray, 1863[1] |
Genus: | Daubentonia É. Geoffroy, 1795 |
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Daubentonia is the sole genus of the Daubentoniidae, a family of lemuroid primate native to much of Madagascar.
The aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is the only extant member. However, a second species known as the giant aye-aye (Daubentonia robusta) lived until recently, becoming extinct within the last 1000 years.[2]