Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Mammalia - (Order) Primates

Original position

Questionably Loroidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1821

Subsequent entries

Cheirogaleinae (Subfamily) Gray, 1873
Phanerinae (Subfamily) Rumpler & Rakotosamimanana, 1971

Current position

Cheirogaleoidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1873

Ref: C.J. Burgin et al., 2020: table 2 (p. 26).

Alternative positions

Lemuroidae (Superfamily) orth. inval.	Ref: J.G. Fleagle, 2013: App. 1 (p. 415). [misplaced]
Lemuroidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1821	Ref: K.D. Rose, 2006: table 10.2.
Lorisoidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1821	Ref: E. Delson et al., 2000: xxv.
Loroidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1821	Ref: M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997: 334.
Primates (Order) Linnaeus, 1758	Ref: C.P. Groves, 1993: 243.

Historical positions

Cheirogaleoidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1873	Ref: C.J. Burgin et al., 2020: table 2 (p. 26).
Lemuroidae (Superfamily) orth. inval.	Ref: J.G. Fleagle, 2013: App. 1 (p. 415).
Cheirogaleoidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1873	Ref: D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder, 2011: 57.
Lemuroidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1821	Ref: K.D. Rose, 2006: table 10.2.
Cheirogaleoidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1873	Ref: C.P. Groves, 2005: 111.
Lorisoidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1821	Ref: E. Delson et al., 2000: xxv.
Lemuroidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1821	Ref: J.G. Fleagle, 1998: 577.
Loroidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1821	Ref: M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997: 334.
Primates (Order) Linnaeus, 1758	Ref: C.P. Groves, 1993: 243; 5.
Primates (Order) Linnaeus, 1758	Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991: 91.
Primates (Order) Linnaeus, 1758	Ref: R.M. Nowak, 1991
Lorisoidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1821	Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 632.

Number of Subtaxa

2024	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	5g;30s
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000	5g;30s
2013	J.G. Fleagle: App. 1 (p. 415)	[5g]
2011	D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder: 57	5g;25s
2005	P.M. Kappeler et al.	5g
2005	C.P. Groves	[5g;21s]
2000	E. Delson et al.: xxv	[5g]
1998	J.G. Fleagle: 577	[5g]
1998	J.G. Fleagle: 577	[5g]
1997	M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell	[4g]
1993	C.P. Groves	4g;7s
1991	G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill	[5g];~7s