Cheirogaleus minusculus
Groves, 2000
Lesser Iron-gray Dwarf Lemur
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Primates |
| Suborder | : Strepsirrhini |
| Infraorder | : Lemuriformes |
| Superfamily | : Cheirogaleoidea |
| Family | : Cheirogaleidae |
| Genus | : Cheirogaleus |
Species status
Authority citation
Groves, C.P. 2000. The genus Cheirogaleus: unrecognized biodiversity in dwarf lemurs. International Journal of Primatology 21(6):943-962.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005559012637Original name as described
Cheirogaleus minusculus
Other common names
Large Iron-gray Dwarf Lemur
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1911.6.21.1
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3575905e-f050-41fc-affa-a9753a03fe55 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a49705d9-ee39-4373-8c8d-18065719ea4cType locality
Ambositra, ca. 20°S, 47°E, central plateau, Madagascar.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Madagascar
Taxonomy notes
may be a synonym of C. sibreei, although further studies are need to investigate its species status
Taxonomy notes citation
Groeneveld, L. F., D. W. Weisrock, R. M. Rasoloarison,A. D. Yoder and P. M. Kappeler. 2009. Species delimitation in lemurs: multiple genetic loci reveal low levels ofspecies diversity in the genus Cheirogaleus. BMC Evol. Biol. 9: 30. · Lei, R., Frasier, C.L., McLain, A.T., Taylor, J.M., Bailey, C.A., Shannon E. Engberg, S.E., Azure L. Ginter, A.L., Randriamampionona, R., Groves, C.P., Mittermeier, R.A. and Louis Jr., E.E. 2014. Revision of Madagascar's Dwarf lemurs (Cheirogaleidae: Cheirogaleus): designation of species, candidate species status and geographic boundaries based on molecular and morphological data. Primate Conservation 28: 9-35. · Frasier, C. L., Lei, R., McLain, A. T., Taylor, J. M., Bailey, C. A., Ginter, A. L., ... & Louis Jr, E. E. (2016). A New Species of Dwarf Lemur (Cheirogaleidae: Cheirogaleus medius Group) from the Ankarana and Andrafiamena-Andavakoera Massifs, Madagascar. Primate Conservation, 30, 59-72.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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