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Lepilemuridae

Mammalia - Primates - Lepilemuridae

Taxonomy
Lepilemuridae was named by Gray (1870). It is extant.

It was assigned to Lemuroidea by Karanth et al. (2005); and to Lemuroidea by Wilson and Reeder (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Lepilemuridae Gray
2005Lepilemuridae Karanth et al. p. 5094
2005Lepilemuridae Wilson and Reeder

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
Euarchonta
orderPrimates
suborderStrepsirrhiniGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812
infraorderLemuriformesGregory 1915
superfamilyLemuroidea(Mivart 1864)
familyLepilemuridaeGray 1870
familyLepilemuridaeGray 1870

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Lepilemuridae Gray 1870
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G. Lepilemur Geoffroy 1851 [sportive lemur]
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Lepilemur aeeclis Andriaholinirina et al. 2006
Lepilemur ahmansoni Louis et al. 2006
Lepilemur ankaranensis Rumpler and Albignac 1975
Lepilemur betsileo Louis et al. 2006
Lepilemur edwardsi Forsyth Major 1894
Lepilemur fleuretae Louis et al. 2006
Lepilemur grewcockorum Louis et al. 2006
Lepilemur hollandorum Ramaromilanto et al. 2009
Lepilemur hubbardorum Louis et al. 2006
Lepilemur jamesorum Louis et al. 2006
Lepilemur leucopus Forsyth Major 1894
Lepilemur manasamody Craul et al. 2007
Lepilemur microdon Forsyth Major 1894
Lepilemur milanoii Louis et al. 2006
Lepilemur mittermeieri Rabarivola et al. 2006
Lepilemur mustelinus Geoffroy Saint-Hillaire 1851
Lepilemur otto Craul et al. 2007
Lepilemur petteri Louis et al. 2006
Lepilemur randrianasoloi Andriaholinirina et al. 2006
Lepilemur ruficaudatus Grandidier 1867
Lepilemur sahamalazensis Andriaholinirina et al. 2006
Lepilemur scottorum Lei et al. 2008 [Scotts sportive lemur]
Lepilemur seali Louis et al. 2006
Lepilemur septentrionalis Rumpler and Albignac 1975
Lepilemur tymerlachsoni Louis et al. 2006
Lepilemur wrighti Louis et al. 2006
Invalid names: Galeocebus Wagner 1855 [synonym], Mixocebus Peters 1875 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:27:51
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:27:51
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar (Beanka) Lepilemur randrianasoloi (205190 205193)