Avahi betsileo

Andriantompohavana, Lei Runhua, Zaonarivelo, Engberg, Nalanirina, McGuire, Shore, Andrianasolo, Herrington, Brenneman, & E. E. Louis, 2007

Betsileo Woolly Lemur

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Strepsirrhini
Infraorder : Lemuriformes
Superfamily : Lemuroidea
Family : Indriidae
Genus : Avahi

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Andriantompohavana, R., Lei, R.-h., Zaonarivelo, J.R., Engberg, S.E., Nalanirina, G., McGuire, S.M., Shore, G.D., Andrianasolo, J., Herrington, K., Brenneman, R.A. and Louis, E.E., Jr. 2007-06-20. Molecular phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the woolly lemurs, genus Avahi (Primates: Lemuriformes). Special Publications, Museum of Texas Tech University 51:1-59.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55024953

Original name as described

Avahi betsileo

Type material

TTU-TK125757, TTU-TK125758, TTU-TK125759

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

Province of Fianarantsoa, region Amoron'i Mania, district of Fandriana, Bemosary Classified Forest, approx. 20° 20' S, 47° 33' E, and south of the Mangoro River.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

Taxonomy notes

recently described

Taxonomy notes citation

Andriantompohavana, R., Lei, R., Zaonarivelo, J., Engberg, S., Nalanirina, G., McGuire, S., Shore, G., Andrianasolo, J., Herrington, K., Brenneman, R. and Louis, E. 2007. Molecular phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the woolly lemurs, genus Avahi (Primates: Lemuriformes). Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University 51: 1-60.

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000972

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.

Avahi betsileo

Andriantompohavana, Lei Runhua, Zaonarivelo, Engberg, Nalanirina, McGuire, Shore, Andrianasolo, Herrington, Brenneman, & E. E. Louis, 2007

Family

Indriidae

Root name

betsileo

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TTU-TK125757, TTU-TK125758, TTU-TK125759

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

44

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55024953

Authority publication

Special Publications, Museum of Texas Tech University

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136767) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136767) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000972) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136767/115585814) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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