Cheirogaleus crossleyi

A. Grandidier, 1870

Crossley's Dwarf Lemur

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Grandidier, A. 1870-02. Description de quelques animaux nouveaux, découverts à Madagascar, en novembre 1869. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée (2)22:49-50.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33761477

Original name as described

Chirogalus crossleyi

Other common names

Furry-eared Dwarf Lemur

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Madagascar, Antsianaka Forest.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000932

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.

Chirogale melanotis

Forsyth Major, 1894

Family

Cheirogaleidae

Root name

melanotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1870.5.5.25

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4572d4f8-00ec-4c62-8cf6-2e52bfb71674 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/55d146a2-b205-4712-a3b9-c6ee9dbb7dcb

Authority page

25

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3857278

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

Groves (2005:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Chirogalus crossleyi

A. Grandidier, 1870

Family

Cheirogaleidae

Root name

crossleyi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

49

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33761477

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Cheirogaleus crossleyi

Groves, 2005

Family

Cheirogaleidae

Root name

crossleyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

111

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:62) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136235) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136235) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000932) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/163021377/115581154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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