Avahi laniger Gmelin 1788 (eastern woolly lemur)

Mammalia - Primates - Indriidae

Alternative combinations: Iropocus laniger, Lemur laniger, Microrhynchus laniger

Belongs to Avahi according to E. Schwarz 1931

Sister taxa: Avahi betsilio, Avahi cleesei, Avahi meridionalis, Avahi mooreorum, Avahi occidentalis, Avahi peyrierasi, Avahi ramanantsoavani, Avahi unicolor, Semnocebus albigena

Ecology: arboreal folivore-frugivore

Distribution: found only at Andrahomana Cave (historical collections) (Quaternary of Madagascar)

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