Hapalemur griseus

(Link, 1795)

Gray Bamboo Lemur

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Link, J.H.F. 1795. Beyträge zur Naturgeschichte. Zweytes Stück. Ueber ide Lebenskräfte in naturhistorischer Rücksicht, und die Classification der Säugthiere. Karl Christoph Stiller, Rostock, 126 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272941

Original name as described

Lemur griseus

Other common names

Eastern Gray Bamboo Lemur · Eastern Lesser Bamboo Lemur · Gray Gentle Lemur · Beanamalao Bamboo Lemur · Ranomafana Bamboo Lemur

Type material

MNHN 119

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Madagascar.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

Taxonomy notes

previously included H. meridionalis

Taxonomy notes citation

Fausser, J.-L., Prosper, P., Donati, G., Ramanamanjato, J.-B. and Rumpler, Y. 2002. Phylogenetic relationships between Hapalemur species and subspecies based on mitochondrial DNA sequences. BMC Evolutionary Biology 2: 4.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001005

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.

Hapalemur schlegeli

Pocock, 1917

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

schlegeli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1917.3.27.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e1e976f8-cc62-4f00-b203-3902bef0b7e6 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e2d56d0e-9259-4bf3-9f77-6388e73eb5ac

Authority page

348

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15627435

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Lemur griseus

(Link, 1795)

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

griseus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN 119

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

65

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272941

Authority publication

Rostock

Lemur cinereus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1821)

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

cinereus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN 119

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

101

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523865

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:67, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207535) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Hapalemur olivaceus

I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1851

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

olivaceus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-2007-1551a, MNHN-ZM-2007-1551b

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/2007-1551a http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/2007-1551b

Authority page

75

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54184780

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

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

Hapalemur griseus gilberti

Rabarivola, Prosper, Zaramody, Andriaholinirina, & Hauwy, 2007

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

gilberti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ULPS (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

48

Authority publication

Lemur News

Hapalemur griseus ranomafanensis

Rabarivola, Prosper, Zaramody, Andriaholinirina, & Hauwy, 2007

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

ranomafanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ULPS (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

48

Authority publication

Lemur News

Name usages

Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Hapalemur griseus

Tattersall, 1973

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

griseus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

100

Authority publication

Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tattersall (1973:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5036)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:83) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:217) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  5. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9673) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9673) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9673/115564580) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Hapalemur griseus griseus

Groves, 2005

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

griseus

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 (2013:125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

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