Classification
Classification
Reason
Domain
Eukarya
Eukaryotic cells have a true nucleus and membrane bound
organelles. Another eukaryotic organism is the
Summer Fishfly.
Kingdom
Animalia
One
shared characteristic that is that these organisms are
heterotrophic (Animalia).
Another member of Animalia is the
Electric Light Bug.
Phylum
Chordata
Organisms are bilaterally
symmetric with their bodies sectioned into a head, trunk
and tail (Chordata). Other examples of organisms in
Chordata are the
Pacific Tree Frog and the
Stonefish.
Class
Mammalia
These are vertebrates who
feed their young with milk produced by the parent
(Mammalia).
If want to discover another mammal check out the
African Forest Elephant or the
Sumatran Tiger.
Order
Primates
These are characterized by
the ability to climb trees (Primates).
Family
Cercopithecidae
Another name for Old World Monkeys. These organisms’
habitats are in the Old World, including the Dusky Leaf
Monkey’s habitat, Southeastern Asia (Cercopithecidae Old
World Monkeys, 2000).
Genus
Trachypithecus
This is the name for the
leaf monkeys (Trachypithecus).
Species
Trachypithecus
obsurus
English translations:
Trachy: rough (Some).
-pithecus: refers to the genera of fossil apes (Affixes,
2008).
obscure: can mean dark or dusky (Online).
Figure 1. This phylogenetic tree show the relationship between Dusky Leaf Monkeys and other distinguishable primates. Dusky Leaf Monkeys are considered to part of the Old World Monkeys. Created by Dana Hungness, 2014.
Figure 2. This phylogenetic tree show the relationship between other primates in Asia where the Dusky Leaf Monkeys are found. The Dusky Leaf Monkey belongs to the Trachypithecus group. Created by Dana Hungness, 2014.