Daubentonia robusta

The giant aye-aye is an extinct relative of the aye-aye, the only other species in the genus Daubentonia. It lived in Madagascar until it dissapeared less than 1,000 years ago.

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.

Biological Classification

 * Kingdom: Animalia
 * Phylum: Chordata
 * Class: Mammalia
 * Order: Primates
 * Suborder: Strepsirrhini
 * Family: Daubentoniidae
 * Genus: Daubentonia
 * Species: Daubentonia robusta