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Lemur (ring-tailed lemur)

Mammalia - Primates - Lemuridae

Taxonomy
Lemur was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant. It is the type genus of Lemuridae, Lemurina.

It was assigned to Primates by Linnaeus (1758); to Prosimii by Illiger (1811); to Lemurina by Gray (1825); to Lemurinae by Schwarz (1931); and to Lemuridae by Karanth et al. (2005) and Burney et al. (2008).

Species
Eulemur, L. catta
Sister genera
Eulemur

Synonyms
  • Prosimia was named by Brisson (1762). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Lemur by Schwarz (1931).
  • Procebus was named by Storr (1780). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Lemur by Schwarz (1931).
  • Catta was named by Link (1806). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Lemur by Schwarz (1931).
  • Maki was named by Muirhead (1819). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Lemur by Schwarz (1931).
  • Mococo was named by Trouessart (1878). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Lemur by Schwarz (1931).
  • Eulemur was named by Haeckel (1895) [nomen nudum; non Eulemur Simons and Rumpler 1988]. It is extant.

    It was considered a nomen nudum by Schwarz (1931).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Lemur Linnaeus p. 29
1762Prosimia Brisson p. 13
1780Procebus Storr p. 32
1806Catta Link p. 7
1811Lemur Illiger p. 73
1819Maki Muirhead p. 405
1825Lemur Gray p. 338
1878Mococo Trouessart p. 163
1895Eulemur Haeckel p. 600
1931Lemur Schwarz p. 400
2005Lemur Karanth et al. p. 5094
2008Lemur 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)
familyLemuridae
genusLemur

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. Lemur Linnaeus 1758 [ring-tailed lemur]
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Lemur catta Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Catta Link 1806 [synonym], Eulemur Haeckel 1895 [nomen nudum], Maki Muirhead 1819 [synonym], Mococo Trouessart 1878 [synonym], Procebus Storr 1780 [synonym], Prosimia Brisson 1762 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, 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

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar (Toliara) Lemur catta (92732 92733)