Cheirogaleus lavasoensis
D. Thiele, Razafimahatratra, & Hapke, 2013
Lavasoa 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
Authority citation
Thiele, D., Razafimahatratra, E. and Hapke, A. 2013-12. Discrepant partitioning of genetic diversity in mouse lemurs and dwarf lemurs – Biological reality or taxonomic bias?. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 69(3):593-609.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2013.07.019Original name as described
Cheirogaleus lavasoensis
Type material
JGUM AH-X-00-181
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
forest fragment locally named Bemanasy, on S flank of Petit Lavasoa (S 25.080894°, E 46.762151°), 300 m, Lavasoa Mountains, Région Anosy, S Madagascar.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Madagascar
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Thiele, D., Razafimahatratra, E., and Hapke, A. 2013. Discrepant partitioning of genetic diversity in mouse lemurs and dwarf lemurs – Biological reality or taxonomic bias? Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 69: 593-609.
IUCN Red List status
Endangered
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