Global Primate Biodiversity

 

PLEASE NOTE: These pages are still being updated with new data from the 2008 IUCN Red List; for the most current information on primate threat status, please refer to the detailed summaries of the Red List assessment.

Region	Families	Genera	Species	Total Taxa (Species/Subspp.)	Percent Threatened
Africa	4	22	79	169	28%
Asia	5	16	79	186	40%
Madagascar	5	15	93	95	39%
Neotropics	5	19	139	199	30%
Total	16	71	390	649	35%

Primate Diversity by Countries

Country	Families	Genera	Species	Total Taxa (Species/Subspp.)	Percent Threatened
Bangladesh	3	5	10	10	50%
Belize	1	2	2	2	100%
Bhutan	1	3	5	5	60%
Brazil	5	18	104	131	22%
Cambodia	3	6	10	10	70%
Colombia	5	12	39	50	28%
Costa Rica	3	5	5	8	38%
El Salvador	1	1	1	1	100%
Guatemala	1	2	3	4	100%
Honduras	2	3	3	3	33%
India	3	6	17	30	47%
Madagascar	5	15	93	95	39%
Mexico	1	2	3	4	100%
Nepal	1	2	3	5	20%
Nicaragua	2	3	3	6	17%
Pakistan	1	2	2	2	0%
Panama	4	6	7	11	55%
Peru	5	13	35	51	12%
Sri Lanka	2	4	4	12	100%
Suriname	4	7	8	8	13%
Uganda	4	12	22	24	21%
Vietnam	3	6	19	24	88%

Primate Diversity in Selected Regions

Region	Families	Genera	Species	Total Taxa (Species/Subspp.)	Percent Threatened
Atlantic Forest	2	6	25	26	62%
Mesoamerica	4	6	8	21	57%
Siberut (Indonesia)	2	4	4	4	100%

Note: New species are constantly being discovered, and taxonomies reconsidered; and so the number of recognized taxa is constantly changing. We will do our best to keep this section updated, but please bear in mind these are approximate figures only.