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The aye-aye is closely related to the lemurs. The so-called flying lemur is not a primate, but a member of a different mammalian order. Lemurs are classified in the phylum Chordata , subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Primates, families Lemuridae and Indriidae.

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