Cheirogaleus crossleyi

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Lemuroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Primates Subordo: Strepsirrhini Infraordo: Lemuriformes Superfamilia: Lemuroidea

Familia: Cheirogaleidae
Genus: Cheirogaleus
Species: Cheirogaleus crossleyi

Name[edit]

Cheirogaleus crossleyi (A. Grandidier, 1870)

Holotype: MCZ 44952, adult ♀, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Foréts est d'Antsianaka [=forests east of Antsianak]”, E Madagascar.

Combinations[edit]

Chirogalus crossleyi A. Grandidier, 1870: 49 [original combination]

Synonyms[edit]

Chirogale melanotis Forsyth Major, 1894: 25

Holotype: BMNH 70.5.5.24, adult ♂, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Vohima”, E Madagascar.

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

Grandidier, A. 1870. Description de quelques animaux nouveaux découverts a Madagascar en novembre 1869. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée 22: 49–50. BHL
Forsyth Major, C.I. 1894. Über die Malagassischen Lemuriden-Gattungen Microcebus, Opolemur, und Cheirogale. Novitates Zoologicae 1: 2–39.

Links[edit]

Cheirogaleus crossleyi in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

Vernacular names[edit]

Deutsch: Rötlicher Fettschwanzmaki
English: Furry-eared Dwarf Lemur, Crossley’s Dwarf Lemur
español: Lémur enano de orejas peludas
italiano: Chirogaleo dalle orecchie pelose, Chirogaleo di Crossley