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Indriidae MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Indriidae
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.150.900.649.313.988.700.354
Unique ID
D000080544
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000080544
Scope Note
A family of primates of the superfamily LEMUROIDEA, suborder STREPSIRRHINI containing genera AVAHI (woolly lemurs); INDRI; and PROPITHECUS (sifakas). The family is distributed in Madagascar.
Entry Term(s)
Avahi
Indri
Indri indri
Propithecus
Woolly Lemurs
Registry Numbers
txid30599
txid34826
txid30600
txid122245
Related Numbers
txid122245
txid30600
txid34826
Public MeSH Note
2020; see STREPSIRRHINI 1981-2019
History Note
2020(1981)
Date Introduced
2020/01/01
Last Updated
2020/08/13
Indriidae Preferred
Indri Narrower
Propithecus Narrower
Avahi Narrower
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