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

Living
Found in the wild

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/12859546

Original 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-c6526f02eb35

Type 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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001000

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 rufifrons

(E. T. Bennett, 1833)

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

rufifrons

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

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-c6526f02eb35

Authority page

106

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859546

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Milne-Edwards (1871:225) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69142)
  2. Sclater (1872:29, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17037787) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61617)
  3. Elliot (1913:150, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602668) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35489)
  4. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

lemur rutifrons

(Lesson, 1836)

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

rutifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

324

Authority publication

Paris

Prosimia rufifrons

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

rufifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

10

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:10) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Gray (1863:138, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30681458) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41287)
  3. Murray (1866:323, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  4. Gray (1871:74, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994591) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/21655)

Lemur mongoz rufifrons

(von Lorenz-Liburnau, 1898)

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

rufifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

448

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26416331

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft

Name usages

Lorenz-Liburnau (1898:448, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26416331) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66745)

Lemur mongos rufifrons

(D. G. Elliot, 1907)

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

rufifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

544

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36209124

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Name usages

Elliot (1907:544, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36209124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35101)

Eulemur rufifrons

Mittermeier, Rylands, & D. E. Wilson, 2013

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

rufifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

133

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001000) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136269/115581600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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