Mammalia - Primates - Cheirogaleidae
Alternative spelling: Cheirogallus
Synonyms: Altililemur Elliot 1913, Cebugale Lesson 1840, Mioxicebus Lesson 1840, Myspithecus Cuvier 1842, Opolemur Gray 1872
Parent taxon: Cheirogaleidae according to K. P. Karanth et al. 2005
See also Burney et al. 2008, Gray 1825, Schwarz 1931 and Wilson and Reeder 2005
Sister taxa: Allocebus, Microcebus, Mirza, Phaner
Subtaxa: Cheirogaleus andysabini Cheirogaleus crossleyi Cheirogaleus lavasoensis Cheirogaleus major Cheirogaleus medius Cheirogaleus minusculus Cheirogaleus shethi Cheirogaleus sibreei Cheirogaleus thomasi
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Madagascar (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections including 6 occurrences
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