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Cheirogaleidae
Taxonomy
Cheirogaleidae was named by Gray (1873). It is extant.
It was reranked as the subfamily Cheirogaleinae by Schwarz (1931).
It was assigned to Lemuridae by Schwarz (1931); to Lorisoidea by Carroll (1988); to Cheirogaleoidea by Wilson and Reeder (2005); to Lemuroidea by Poux and Douzery (2004) and Karanth et al. (2005); and to Primates by Nowak (1991) and Burgin et al. (2018).
It was reranked as the subfamily Cheirogaleinae by Schwarz (1931).
It was assigned to Lemuridae by Schwarz (1931); to Lorisoidea by Carroll (1988); to Cheirogaleoidea by Wilson and Reeder (2005); to Lemuroidea by Poux and Douzery (2004) and Karanth et al. (2005); and to Primates by Nowak (1991) and Burgin et al. (2018).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1873 | Cheirogaleidae Gray |
| 1931 | Cheirogaleinae Schwarz p. 400 |
| 1988 | Cheirogaleidae Carroll |
| 1991 | Cheirogaleidae Nowak |
| 2004 | Cheirogaleidae Poux and Douzery |
| 2005 | Cheirogaleidae Karanth et al. p. 5094 |
| 2005 | Cheirogaleidae Wilson and Reeder |
| 2018 | Cheirogaleidae Burgin et al. |
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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. Cheirogaleidae Gray 1873
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G. Cheirogaleus Geoffroy 1812 [dwarf lemur]
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Cheirogaleus andysabini Lei et al. 2015
Cheirogaleus crossleyi Grandidier 1870
Cheirogaleus lavasoensis Thiele et al. 2013
Cheirogaleus major Geoffroy 1812
Cheirogaleus medius Geoffroy 1812 [fat-tailed dwarf lemur]
Cheirogaleus minusculus Groves 2000
Cheirogaleus shethi Frasier et al. 2016
Cheirogaleus sibreei Forsyth Major 1896
Cheirogaleus thomasi Forsyth Major 1894
Invalid names: Altililemur Elliot 1913 [synonym], Cebugale Lesson 1840 [synonym], Mioxicebus Lesson 1840 [synonym], Myspithecus Cuvier 1842 [synonym], Opolemur Gray 1872 [synonym]
G. Microcebus Geoffroy 1827 [mouse lemur]
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Microcebus arnholdi Louis et al. 2008
Microcebus berthae Rasolooarison et al. 2000
Microcebus bongolavensis Olivieri et al. 2007
Microcebus boraha Hotaling et al. 2016
Microcebus danfossi Olivieri et al. 2007
Microcebus ganzhorni Hotaling et al. 2016
Microcebus gerpi Radespiel et al. 2012
Microcebus griseorufus Kollman 1910
Microcebus jollyae Louis et al. 2006
Microcebus lehilahytsara Roos and Kappeler 2005
Microcebus lokobensis Olivieri et al. 2007
Microcebus macarthurii Radespiel et al. 2008
Microcebus mamiratra Andriantompohavana et al. 2006
Microcebus manitatra Hotaling et al. 2016
Microcebus margotmarshae Louis et al. 2008
Microcebus marohita Rasoloarison et al. 2013
Microcebus minor Geoffroy 1812
Microcebus mittermeieri Louis et al. 2006
Microcebus murinus Miller 1777 [gray mouse lemur]
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Invalid names: Cheirogaleus minor Geoffroy 1812 [synonym], Galago madagascariensis Geoffroy 1812 [synonym], Lemur prehensilis Kerr 1792 [synonym], Lemur pusillus Geoffroy 1795 [synonym], Myscebus palmarum Lesson 1840 [synonym], Prosimia minima Boddaert 1784 [synonym]
Microcebus myoxinus Peters 1852
Microcebus ravelobensis Zimmerman et al. 1998
Microcebus rufus Wagner 1840 [brown mouse lemur]
Microcebus sambiranensis Rasolooarison et al. 2000
Microcebus simmonsi Louis et al. 2006
Microcebus tanosi Rasoloarison et al. 2013
Microcebus tavaratra Rasolooarison et al. 2000
Invalid names: Azema Gray 1870 [synonym], Gliscebus Lesson 1840 [synonym], Murilemur Gray 1870 [synonym], Myocebus Wagner 1841 [synonym], Myscebus Lesson 1840 [synonym], Scartes Swainson 1835 [synonym]
G. Phaner Gray 1870
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Phaner electromontis Groves and Tattersall 1991
Phaner furcifer Blainville 1839
Phaner pallescens Groves and Tattersall 1991
Phaner parienti Groves and Tattersall 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, 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
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Holocene | Madagascar (Beanka) | Microcebus myoxinus, Cheirogaleus medius (205190 205193) | |
| Holocene | Madagascar (Toliara) | Microcebus sp., Cheirogaleus medius (92732 92733) |