Primates are the members of a diverse order of mammals. They are divided into the strepsirrhines, which include the lemurs, galagos, and lorisids, and the haplorhines, which include the tarsiers and the simians. Primates arose 85–55 million years ago first from small terrestrial mammals, which adapted to living in the trees of tropical forests: many primate characteristics represent adaptations to life in this challenging environment, including large brains, visual acuity, color vision, a shoulder girdle allowing a large degree of movement in the shoulder joint, and dexterous hands. Primates range in size from Madame Berthe's mouse lemur, which weighs 30 g (1 oz), to the eastern gorilla, weighing over 200 kg (440 lb). There are 376–524 species of living primates, depending on which classification is used. New primate species continue to be discovered: over 25 species were described in the 2000s, 36 in the 2010s, and six in the 2020s.

नरवानर या प्राइमेट (Primate) स्तनधारी प्राणियों का एक महत्वपूर्ण जीववैज्ञानिक गण है। इनका क्रमविकास (इवोल्यूशन) सर्वप्रथम 8.5–5.5 करोड़ वर्ष पूर्व हुआ था। इसके अंतर्गत टार्सियर, लीमर, लोरिस, बंदर, कपि और मानव आते हैं।