Cheirogaleus lavasoensis Thiele et al. 2013 (dwarf lemur)

Mammalia - Primates - Cheirogaleidae

Full reference: D. Thiele, E. Razafimahatratra, and A. Hapke. 2013. Discrepant partitioning of genetic diversity in mouse lemurs and dwarf lemurs – biological reality or taxonomic bias?. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 69(3):593-609

Belongs to Cheirogaleus according to D. Thiele et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Cheirogaleus andysabini, Cheirogaleus crossleyi, Cheirogaleus major, Cheirogaleus medius, Cheirogaleus minusculus, Cheirogaleus shethi, Cheirogaleus sibreei, Cheirogaleus thomasi

Type specimen: AH-X-00-181

Ecology: arboreal omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cheirogaleus lavasoensis in the database

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