Daubentonia
Genus of mammals
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Daubentonia is the sole genus of the Daubentoniidae, a family of lemuroid primate native to much of Madagascar.
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| Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
| Superfamily: | Lemuroidea |
| Family: | Daubentoniidae Gray, 1863[1] |
| Genus: | Daubentonia É. Geoffroy, 1795 |
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The aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is the only extant member. However, a second species known as the giant aye-aye (Daubentonia robusta) lived until recently, becoming extinct within the last 1000 years.[2]