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Giant aye aye

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Mammalia

Suborder
  
Strepsirrhini

Scientific name
  
Daubentonia robusta

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Primates

Family
  
Daubentoniidae

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Daubentonia, Daubentoniidae, Palaeopropithecus, Pachylemur, Hadropithecus

The giant aye-aye (Daubentonia robusta) is an extinct relative of the aye-aye, the only other species in the genus Daubentonia. It lived in Madagascar, appears to have disappeared less than 1,000 years ago, is entirely unknown in life, and is only known from subfossil remains.

As of 2004 giant aye-aye remains consisted of 4 incisors, a tibia, and postcranial material. Subfossils of this species have been found in the southern and southeastern portion of Madagascar, outside the range of extant aye-aye. Giant aye-ayes are believed to be very similar morphologically to the aye-aye, but 2 to 2.5 times larger, based upon jaw and incisor measurements.

References

Giant aye-aye Wikipedia