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Lepilemur edwardsi

Mammalia - Primates - Lepilemuridae

Taxonomy
Lepidolemur edwardsi was named by Forsyth Major (1894). It is extant.

It was recombined as Lepilemur edwardsi by Wilson and Reeder (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Lepidolemur edwardsi Forsyth Major
2005Lepilemur edwardsi Wilson and Reeder

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
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
genusLepilemurGeoffroy 1851
speciesedwardsi(Forsyth Major 1894)

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.

Lepilemur edwardsi Forsyth Major 1894
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
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, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available