Allocebus trichotis

(A. Günther, 1875)

Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Strepsirrhini
Infraorder : Lemuriformes
Superfamily : Cheirogaleoidea
Family : Cheirogaleidae
Genus : Allocebus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Günther, A. 1875-06. Notes on some mammals from Madagascar. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1875(1):78-80.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28501247

Original name as described

Chirogaleus trichotis

Other common names

Hairy-eared Mouse Lemur

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1875.1.29.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/41e3522a-2583-4d1b-9331-6f5fe166c1c9 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a97a8c55-fcf6-484c-a4c2-680cb221e804

Type locality

Madagascar, between Tamatave and Morondava.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000930

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Chirogaleus trichotis

(A. Günther, 1875)

Family

Cheirogaleidae

Root name

trichotis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1875.1.29.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/41e3522a-2583-4d1b-9331-6f5fe166c1c9 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a97a8c55-fcf6-484c-a4c2-680cb221e804

Authority page

78

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28501247

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Allocebus trichotis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Cheirogaleidae

Root name

trichotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

83

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:83) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:216) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Groves (2005:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  4. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:59) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #868) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #868) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000930) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/868/115559302) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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