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"The world's smallest monkey" is an often heard slogan. However, it is not a monkey. In truth, its classification is somewhat problematic. Some scientist consider tarsiers to be a taxonomic suborder among the primates. While, because they are closely related to lemurs, lorises and bushbabies, others classify them with the prosimians to which these animals belong. Monkeys and apes belong to the suborder of anthropoids. The complete taxonomic classification thus is: Class:Mammalia, Order:Primates, Suborder: Prosimii/Haplorrhini Infraorder: Tarsiiformes Superfamily: Tarsioidea
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