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The Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is a primate native to Madagascar that combines rodent-like teeth with a long, thin middle finger to fill the ecological niche of a woodpecker. It taps on trees to find grubs, then gnaws holes in the wood and inserts its finger to pull the grubs out. The Aye-aye is the only extant species in the family Daubentoniidae and infraorder Chiromyiformes. A second species was exterminated over the last few centuries.

Classification

ORDER PRIMATES
- Suborder Strepsirhini: non-tarsier prosimians
  - Infraorder Lemuriformes
  - Infraorder Chiromyiformes
    - Family Daubentoniidae: Aye-aye
      - Genus Daubentonia
        Aye-aye, Daubentonia madagascariensis
        
        (Daubentonia robusta, extinct)
  - Infraorder Loriformes

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 The '''Aye-aye''' (''Daubentonia madagascariensis'') is a [[primate]] native to [[Madagascar]] that combines [[rodent]]-like teeth with a long, thin middle finger to fill the ecological niche of a [[woodpecker]]. It taps on trees to find [[grub]]s, then gnaws holes in the wood and inserts its finger to pull the grubs out. The Aye-aye is the only extant [[species]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] '''Daubentoniidae''' and [[infraorder]] '''Chiromyiformes'''. A second species was exterminated over the last few centuries.