Propithecus edwardsi

A. Grandidier, 1871

Milne-Edwards's Sifaka

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Grandidier, A. 1871. Observations sur les Propithèques de Madagascar. Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences 72:231-233.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3956074

Original name as described

Propithecus Edwardsi

Other common names

Milne-Edwards's Simpona

Type locality

Madagascar, west of Mananjary.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000987

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.

Propithecus bicolor

J. E. Gray, 1872

Family

Indriidae

Root name

bicolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1872.8.19.1

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/454e6d92-a582-45bc-9d93-88388b7659a2 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/859573f5-0e38-4462-84ad-1abb2827f6bd

Authority page

206

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25172449

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Propithecus holomelas

A. Günther, 1875

Family

Indriidae

Root name

holomelas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1875.7.20.2

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a86828e3-c1ae-4267-9f49-5580c47fd290 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fd36dbf6-2de1-434a-8dbb-40a49c55bdd2

Authority page

125

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25128007

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Propithecus Edwardsi

A. Grandidier, 1871

Family

Indriidae

Root name

edwardsi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

232

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3956074

Authority publication

Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000987) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18359/115573104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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