This
WikiProject aims to help organise our collection of entries about
primates. It includes all extant species within the order Primates as well as the extinct species. The project also includes articles related to primate behaviour, psychology and notable primatologists e.g. (respectively)
brachiation,
fission-fusion society,
Frans de Waal, etc.
Southern plains grey langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) female head
Xiahe mandible
Participants
This is a
list of Wikipedians who are committed to this WikiProject. If you're interested in helping, feel free to join by editing the table below and placing your username, in alphabetical order. If you wish, leave a comment about your special interests on this project.
Primarily interested in the
Great Apes, including extinct groups, and the anthropological aspects of primatology; but I'm willing to help with almost anything!
Primate taxonomy is by no means fully known or agreed upon. The following references are currently being used for this Project. See the
discussion for other possibilities.
IUCN / SSC Primate Specialist Group - an updated list of scientific and common names from the IUCN Primate Specialist Group; as of 2019 chaired by the editors of Handbook of the Mammals of the World, Volume 3: Primates
Mittermeier, R.A., et alHandbook of the Mammals of the World, Volume 3: Primates, 1st Edition (Lynx Edicions, 2013),
ISBN9788496553897 - updated source for primate classification and information
Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition (2005) - this is now one of the primary source for primate classification - use {{
MSW3}} or one of its derivatives (such as {{
MSW3 Primates}} or {{
MSW3 Groves}}) in the reference section.
Primate Taxonomy (Smithsonian Institution Press, 2001),
Colin Groves (
ISBN156098872X) - formerly the primary source
Mikko's Phylogeny Archive, Primate node - particularly good for relationships among the extant and extinct primates, although some nomenclature differs from MSW3
Noel Rowe & Marc Myers, All the World's Primates (Pogonias Press, 2016),
ISBN9781940496061, another recent source for primate classification and information