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Varecia variegata (black-and-white ruffed lemur)

Mammalia - Primates - Lemuridae

Taxonomy
Lemur macaco variegatus was named by Kerr (1792). It is extant.

It was recombined as Varecia variegata by Smith and Jungers (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1792Lemur macaco variegatus Kerr
1997Varecia variegata Smith and Jungers p. 539

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
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)
familyLemuridae
genusVareciaGray 1863
speciesvariegata(Kerr 1792)

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.

Varecia variegata Kerr 1792 [black-and-white ruffed lemur]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealf
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:51:10
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available