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Taxonomy
Eulemur was named by Simons and Rumpler (1988). It is extant.
It was assigned to Lemuridae by Karanth et al. (2005) and Wilson and Reeder (2005).
It was assigned to Lemuridae by Karanth et al. (2005) and Wilson and Reeder (2005).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1988 | Eulemur Simons and Rumpler |
| 2005 | Eulemur Karanth et al. p. 5094 |
| 2005 | Eulemur Wilson and Reeder |
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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.
G. Eulemur Simons and Rumpler 1988 [true lemur]
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Eulemur albifrons Geoffroy 1796 [white-headed lemur]
Eulemur cinereiceps Grandidier and Milne-Edwards 1890
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Invalid names: Eulemur albocollaris Rumpler 1975 [synonym]
Eulemur collaris Geoffroy 1817 [collared brown lemur]
Eulemur coronatus Gray 1842 [crowned lemur]
Eulemur flavifrons Gray 1867 [blue-eyed black lemur]
Eulemur fulvus Geoffroy 1796 [common brown lemur]
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Eulemur fulvus fulvus Geoffroy 1796 [common brown lemur]
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Invalid names: Lemur mayottensis Schlegel 1866 [synonym]
Eulemur fulvus sanfordi Archbold 1932 [Sanford's lemur]
Eulemur macaco Linnaeus 1766 [black lemur]
Eulemur mongoz Linnaeus 1766 [mongoose lemur]
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Invalid names: Lemur nigrifrons Geoffroy 1812 [synonym]
Eulemur rubriventer Geoffroy 1850 [red-bellied lemur]
Eulemur rufifrons Bennett 1833
Eulemur rufus Audebert 1799 [red lemur]
Eulemur sanfordi Archbold 1932
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
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 (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Holocene | Madagascar (Beanka) | Eulemur mongoz, Eulemur rufus (205190 205193) |