Family Cheirogaleidae Gray 1873 (lemur)

Mammalia - Primates - Cheirogaleidae

Alternative spelling: Cheirogaleinae

Parent taxon: Lemuroidea according to K. P. Karanth et al. 2005

See also Burgin et al. 2018, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Poux and Douzery 2004, Schwarz 1931 and Wilson and Reeder 2005

Sister taxa: Archaeolemuridae, Indridae, Indriidae, Lemuridae, Lepilemuridae, Megaladapidae, Megalapidae, Nesopithecidae, Palaeopropithecidae

Subtaxa: Allocebus Cheirogaleus Microcebus Mirza Phaner

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Ecology: arboreal omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Madagascar (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections including 10 occurrences

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