Hapalemur meridionalis

Warter, Randrianasolo, Dutrillaux, & Rumpler, 1987

Southern 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

Authority citation

Warter, S., Randrianasolo, G., Dutrillaux, B. and Rumpler, Y. 1987-02-14. Cytogenetic study of a new subspecies of _Hapalemur griseus_. Folia Primatologica 48(1-2):50-55.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1159/000156284

Original name as described

Hapalemur griseus meridionalis

Other common names

Rusty-gray Bamboo Lemur · Rusty-gray Lesser Bamboo Lemur · Southern Gentle Lemur

Type locality

Madagascar, forestry station of Mandena, approximately 10 km north of Tolagnaro (= Fort-Dauphin).

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

Taxonomy notes

split from H. griseus

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/1001006

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 meridionalis

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

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

meridionalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

125

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136384) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136384) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001006) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136384/115582831) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Hapalemur griseus meridionalis

Warter, Randrianasolo, Dutrillaux, & Rumpler, 1987

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

meridionalis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

51

Authority publication

Folia Primatologica

Name usages

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

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