Prolemur simus

(J. E. Gray, 1871)

Greater Bamboo Lemur

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1871-01-14. Catalogue of monkeys, lemurs, and fruit-eating bats in the collection of the British Museum. Printed by Order of the Trustees, British Museum Catalogue, 137 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994650

Original name as described

Hapalemur simus

Other common names

Broad-nosed Bamboo Lemur · Broad-nosed Gentle Lemur

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1870.9.2.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9efcec97-aa35-40b9-a4f2-e69fbcbdb6ec https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c8b932d5-9ce0-4313-8aea-316d47747f69

Type locality

Madagascar.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001009

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 gallieni

(Standing, 1905)

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

gallieni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMA H1, AMA H2

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

99

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13738035

Authority publication

Bulletin de l'Académie malgache

Name usages

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

Hapalemur simus robustus

(Mahé, 1976)

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

robustus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

AMA H1, AMA H2

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

158-159

Authority publication

Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle

Hapalemur simus

(J. E. Gray, 1871)

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

simus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1870.9.2.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9efcec97-aa35-40b9-a4f2-e69fbcbdb6ec https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c8b932d5-9ce0-4313-8aea-316d47747f69

Authority page

133

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994650

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

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)

Prolemur simus

Groves, 2005

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

simus

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 (2013:127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9674) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9674) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001009) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9674/115564770) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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