Cheirogaleus shethi

Frasier, Lei Runhua, McLain, J. M. Taylor, C. A. Bailey, Ginter, S. D. Nash, Randriamampionona, Groves, Mittermeier, & E. E. Louis, 2016

Ankarana 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

Authority citation

Frasier, C.L., Lei, R.-h., McLain, A.T., Taylor, J.M., Bailey, C.A., Ginter, A.L., Nash, S.D., Randriamampionona, R., Groves, C.P., Mittermeier, R.A. and Louis, E.E., Jr. 2016. A new species of dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleidae: _Cheirogaleus medius_ group) from the Ankarana and Andrafiamena-Andavakoera Massifs, Madagascar. Primate Conservation 30:59-72.

Original name as described

Cheirogaleus shethi

Other common names

Sheth's Dwarf Lemur

Type material

TTU-M122795

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Andrafiamena (Anjakely), 12° 54' 55" S, 49° 19' 10" E, 316 m, Antsiranana II District, Diana, Madagascar.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

Taxonomy notes

recently described

Taxonomy notes citation

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

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000937

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

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Cheirogaleus shethi

Frasier, Lei Runhua, McLain, J. M. Taylor, C. A. Bailey, Ginter, S. D. Nash, Randriamampionona, Groves, Mittermeier, & E. E. Louis, 2016

Family

Cheirogaleidae

Root name

shethi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TTU-M122795

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

66

Authority publication

Primate Conservation

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000436) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000436) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000937) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/163020756/163020759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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