Eulemur rufifrons
(E. T. Bennett, 1833)
Red-fronted Brown Lemur
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Primates |
| Suborder | : Strepsirrhini |
| Infraorder | : Lemuriformes |
| Superfamily | : Lemuroidea |
| Family | : Lemuridae |
| Genus | : Eulemur |
Species status
Authority citation
Bennett, E.T. 1833-11-18. Mr. Bennett also called the attention of the Meeting to a living Lemur, forming part of the Society's collection. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1833:106.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859546Original name as described
Lemur rufifrons
Other common names
Southern Red-fronted Brown Lemur
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.54
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/42da0085-059e-4c82-bbb8-c351480b0bfd https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fea19acf-3b88-48b3-a13a-c6526f02eb35Type locality
Madagascar.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Madagascar
Taxonomy notes
split from E. rufus
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
Vulnerable
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