Eulemur macaco

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Black Lemur

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1766. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Duodecima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 532 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946240

Original name as described

Lemur Macaco

Type locality

Madagascar.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

Taxonomy notes

previously included E. flavifrons

Taxonomy notes citation

Mittermeier, R.A., Ganzhorn, J.U., Konstant, W.R., Glander, K., Tattersall, I., Groves, C.P., Rylands, A.B., Hapke, A., Ratsimbazafy, J., Mayor, M.I., Louis Jr, E.E., Rumpler, Y., Schwitzer, C. and Rasoloarison, R.M. 2008. Lemur diversity in Madagascar. Int. J. Primatol. 29: 1607-1656.

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000997

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.

Lemur leucomystax

(Bartlett, 1863)

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

leucomystax

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1867.10.5.15

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1ad417b3-5491-4d44-99f2-1912349317d2 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/42a85c38-9a7d-4028-a400-9bd8922a2fee

Authority page

347

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31577391

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Lemur Niger

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1796)

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

niger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

47

Authority publication

Magasin encyclopédique

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:66, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207534) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Blyth (1863:17, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534723) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Prosimia macaco

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

macaco

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

10

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:10) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Eulemur macaco

Groves, 2005

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

macaco

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #8212) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #8212) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000997) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8212/182235113) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Eulemur macaco macaco

Groves, 2005

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

macaco

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Lemur Macaco

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

macaco

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

34

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946240

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:67, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872864) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Cuvier (1797:100, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  3. Daudin (1802:150, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033400) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  4. Lesson (1827:66, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207534) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  5. Cuvier (1842:2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  6. Smith (1842:107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  7. Blyth (1863:16, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534724) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  8. Tattersall (1973:99) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5036)
  9. Corbet & Hill (1980:83) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  10. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:218) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Lemur Macaco niger

(von Schreber, 1774)

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

niger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 40A

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31060064

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

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

Lemur (Macaro)

(E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1780)

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

macaro

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

215

Authority publication

Leipzig

Lemur mococo

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

mococo

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

35

Authority publication

Paris

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