Phylum

used, and only the latinised form has a capital letter. Most people would put Varecia in the family Lemuridae, the superfamily Lemuroidea, the infraorder Lemuriformes, and the suborder Strepsirhini (and upwards: the order Primates, class Mammalia, Phylum Chordata, kingdom Metazoa, superkingdom Eukaryotes). The anglicised versions are thus: lemurid, lemuroid, lemuriform and strepsirhine. There are other levels in the hierachy that can optionally be used. Subfamily is probably the commonest –- it…