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Eulemur rufus

Description

Eulemur rufus (Audebert 1799)

[Lemur] rufus Audebert 1799, Hist. Nat. Singes Makis: 12.

Type Locality: Madagascar.

Vernacular Names: Red-fronted Lemur.

Synonyms: Eulemur rufifrons (Bennett 1833).

Distribution: E Madagascar, probably from Mangoro River to Manampatrana River; W Madagascar, from Betsiboka River to south of Fiherenana River.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Lower Risk (nt) as E. fulvus rufus.

Discussion: Regarded as a distinct species, not a subspecies of E. fulvus, by Groves (2001 c).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Primates, pp. 111-184 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 116, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Audebert
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Primates
Family
Lemuridae
Genus
Eulemur
Species
rufus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Eulemur rufus (Audebert, 1799) sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Audebert, J. B. 1799. Histoire naturelle des singes et des makis. Desray, Paris, 172 pp.
  • Groves, C. P. 2001 c. Primate taxonomy. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC, 350 pp.