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Lemuroidea is a superfamily of primates. Members of this superfamily are called lemuroids, or lemurs. Lemuroidea is one of two superfamilies that form the suborder Strepsirrhini, itself one of two suborders in the order Primates. They are found exclusively on the island of Madagascar, primarily in forests but with some species also in savannas, shrublands, or wetlands. They range in size from the Margot Marsh's mouse lemur, at 8 cm plus a 11 cm tail, to the indri, at 90 cm plus a 6 cm tail. Lemuroids primarily eat fruit, leaves, and insects. Most lemuroids do not have population estimates, but the ones that do range from 40 mature individuals to 5,000. Most lemuroid species are at risk of extinction, with 45 species categorized as endangered, and a further 32 species categorized as critically endangered.

The 107 extant species of Lemuroidea are divided into five families. Cheirogaleidae contains 41 dwarf, mouse, and fork-marked lemur species in five genera. Daubentoniidae contains a single species, the aye-aye. Indriidae contains nineteen woolly lemur and sifaka species in three genera. Lemuridae contains 21 ruffed, ring-tailed, bamboo, and other lemur species in five genera. Lepilemuridae contains 25 sportive lemur species in a single genus. Dozens of extinct prehistoric lemuroid species have been discovered, though due to ongoing research and discoveries the exact number and categorization is not fixed.

Conventions
Conservation status codes listed follow the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the lemuroid's range is provided. Ranges are based on the IUCN Red List for that species unless otherwise noted.

Classification
The superfamily Lemuroidea consists of five extant families: Cheirogaleidae, Daubentoniidae, Indriidae, Lemuridae, and Lepilemuridae. Cheirogaleidae contains 41 species in five genera. Daubentoniidae contains a single species. Indriidae contains nineteen species in three genera. Lemuridae contains 21 species in five genera. Lepilemuridae contains 25 lemur species in a single genus.

Family Cheirogaleidae
 * Genus Allocebus (hairy-eared dwarf lemur): one species
 * Genus Cheirogaleus (dwarf lemurs): ten species
 * Genus Microcebus (mouse lemurs): twenty-four species
 * Genus Mirza (giant mouse lemurs): two species
 * Genus Phaner (fork-marked lemurs): four species

Family Daubentoniidae
 * Genus Daubentonia (aye-aye): one species

Family Indriidae
 * Genus Avahi (woolly lemurs): nine species
 * Genus Indri (indri): one species
 * Genus Propithecus (sifakas): nine species

Family Lemuridae
 * Genus Eulemur (true lemurs): twelve species
 * Genus Hapalemur (bamboo lemurs): five species
 * Genus Lemur (ring-tailed lemur): one species
 * Genus Prolemur (greater bamboo lemur): one species
 * Genus Varecia (ruffed lemurs): two species

Family Lepilemuridae
 * Genus Lepilemur (sportive lemurs): twenty-five species

Lemuroids
The following classification is based on the taxonomy described by the reference work Mammal Species of the World (2005), with augmentation by generally accepted proposals made since using molecular phylogenetic analysis, as supported by both the IUCN and the American Society of Mammalogists.