Cheirogaleus medius

É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812

Fat-tailed 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

Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. 1812. Note sur trois dessins de Commerçon, Représentant des Quadrumanes d'un genre inconnu. Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle 19:171-175.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3499372

Original name as described

Cheirogaleus medius

Other common names

Lesser Dwarf Lemur · Spiny Forest Dwarf Lemur · Western Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur

Type material

MNHN galerie 162

Type kind

neotype

Type locality

Madagascar, Tsidsibon River.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

Taxonomy notes

includes adipicaudatus

Taxonomy notes citation

Groeneveld, L. F., D. W. Weisrock, R. M. Rasoloarison,A. D. Yoder and P. M. Kappeler. 2009. Species delimitation in lemurs: multiple genetic loci reveal low levels ofspecies diversity in the genus Cheirogaleus. BMC Evol. Biol. 9: 30. · Lei, R., Frasier, C.L., McLain, A.T., Taylor, J.M., Bailey, C.A., Shannon E. Engberg, S.E., Azure L. Ginter, A.L., Randriamampionona, R., Groves, C.P., Mittermeier, R.A. and Louis Jr., E.E. 2014. Revision of Madagascar's Dwarf lemurs (Cheirogaleidae: Cheirogaleus): designation of species, candidate species status and geographic boundaries based on molecular and morphological data. Primate Conservation 28: 9-35. · Frasier, C. L., Lei, R., McLain, A. T., Taylor, J. M., Bailey, C. A., Ginter, A. L., ... & Louis Jr, E. E. (2016). A New Species of Dwarf Lemur (Cheirogaleidae: Cheirogaleus medius Group) from the Ankarana and Andrafiamena-Andavakoera Massifs, Madagascar. Primate Conservation, 30, 59-72.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000936

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.

Cheirogaleus medius

É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812

Family

Cheirogaleidae

Root name

medius

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN galerie 162

Type kind

neotype

Authority page

172

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3499372

Authority publication

Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:73, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207541) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Tattersall (1973:99) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5036)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:83) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:216) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Groves (2005:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  6. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:60) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #54778866) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #54778866) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000936) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/163023599/115588562) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Chirogalus Samati

A. Grandidier, 1867

Family

Cheirogaleidae

Root name

samati

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1868-229 (= MNHN Gallery 162), MNHN-ZM-MO-1868-230

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1868-229 http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1868-230

Authority page

294

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29126115

Authority publication

Annales des sciences naturelles

Name usages

  1. Milne-Edwards (1868:1167, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3667285) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67290)
  2. Grandidier (1868:378, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29123939) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67293)
  3. Groves (2005:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Chirogalus adipicaudatus

A. Grandidier, 1868

Family

Cheirogaleidae

Root name

adipicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

378

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29123939

Authority publication

Annales des sciences naturelles

Name usages

Grandidier (1868:378, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29123939) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67293)

Chirogalus adipicaudatus

A. Grandidier in H. Milne-Edwards, 1868

Family

Cheirogaleidae

Root name

adipicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

1167

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3667285

Authority publication

Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences

Name usages

Milne-Edwards (1868:1167, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3667285) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67290)

Cheirogaleus adipicaudatus

Groves, 2005

Family

Cheirogaleidae

Root name

adipicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

111

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

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