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Daubentoniidae

Aye-aye

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Strepsirhini
Family:	Daubentoniidae
Genus:	*Daubentonia*
Species:	*madagascariensis*

Binomial name

Daubentonia madagascariensis
Gmelin, 1788

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Life, Primates

The aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is a primate native to Madagascar that combines rodent-like teeth with a long, thin middle finger to fill the ecological niche of a woodpecker. It taps on trees to find grubs, then gnaws holes in the wood and inserts its finger to pull the grubs out. The aye-aye is the only species in the family Daubentoniidae.

ORDER PRIMATES
- Suborder Strepsirhini: non-tarsier prosimians
  - Family Cheirogaleidae: dwarf and mouse lemurs
  - Family Lemuridae: lemurs
  - Family Megaladapidae: sportive lemurs
  - Family Indriidae: wooly lemurs and allies
  - Family Daubentoniidae: Aye-aye
    - Aye-aye, Daubentonia madagascariensis
  - Family Loridae
  - Family Galagonidae: galagos
- Suborder Haplorhini: tarsiers, monkeys and apes

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