Primate
The name primates is derived from Old French or French primat, from primus. Primates range in size from Madame Berthe’s mouse lemur, which weighs 30 g, to the eastern gorilla, weighing over 200 kg. About 60% of primate species are threatened with extinction. Common threats include deforestation, forest fragmentation, and primate hunting for use in medicines, as pets, and for food.
