The second genus, Simia, includes the baboons and monkeys, of which, with and without tails, he enumerates thirty-three species.
3. Lemur, the macaucos: 5 species.
4. Vespertilio, the bats: 6 species.
These are the Nobles of the animal kingdom: men, monkeys, lemurs, and bats. There could hardly be a more unnatural association; but all artificial systems, founded upon the consideration of a single organ or set of organs, are chargeable with similar absurdities.
The second order, Bruta, is composed of the following genera:—
5. Elephas, the elephant, of which there is only one species.
6. Trichechus, the walrus: 2 species, the morse and manati.
7. Bradypus, the sloth: 2 species.
8. Myrmecophaga, the anteater: 4 species.
9. Manis: 2 species.