Avahi unicolor

Thalmann & T. Geissmann, 2000

Sambirano 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
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thalmann, U. and Geissmann, T. 2000. Distribution and geographic variation in the western woolly lemur (_Avahi occidentalis_) with description of a new species (_A. unicolor_). International Journal of Primatology 21(6):915-941.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005507028567

Original name as described

Avahi unicolor

Other common names

Sambirano Avahi · Unicolor Woolly Lemur

Type material

RMNH.MAM.40031.a, RMNH.MAM.40031.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.40031.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.40031.b

Type locality

Madagascar, Cacamba (= Kakamba), Ampasindava Peninsula (13° 35' S, 47° 57' E).

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000980

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 unicolor

Thalmann & T. Geissmann, 2000

Family

Indriidae

Root name

unicolor

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.40031.a, RMNH.MAM.40031.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.40031.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.40031.b

Authority page

934

Authority publication

International Journal of Primatology

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41579) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41579) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000980) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41579/115579946) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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