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Propithecus (sifaka)

Mammalia - Primates - Indriidae

Synonyms
  • Macromerus was named by Smith (1833). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Propithecus by Schwarz (1931).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Propithecus Bennett
1833Macromerus Smith p. 49
1880Propithecus Gervais and Ameghino p. 5
1931Propithecus Schwarz p. 400
2005Propithecus Karanth et al. p. 5094
2008Propithecus Burney et al. p. 19

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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()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
Euarchonta
orderPrimates
suborderStrepsirrhiniGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812
infraorderLemuriformesGregory 1915
superfamilyLemuroidea(Mivart 1864)
familyIndriidaeBurnett 1828
genusPropithecusBennett 1832

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. Propithecus Bennett 1832 [sifaka]
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Propithecus candidus Grandidier 1871
Propithecus coquereli Grandidier 1867
Propithecus coronatus Milne-Edwards 1871
Propithecus deckenii Grandidier 1867
Propithecus diadema Grandidier 1867
Propithecus edwardsi Grandidier 1871
Propithecus perrieri Lavauden 1931
Propithecus verreauxi Grandidier 1867
Invalid names: Macromerus Smith 1833 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealf
Diet: folivoref
Diet 2: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-22 16:53:54
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:53:54
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, 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

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar (Beanka) Propithecus deckenii (205190 205193)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar (Toliara) Propithecus verreauxi (92732 92733)