Published December 31, 2005 | Version v1
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Eulemur sanfordi

Description

Eulemur sanfordi (Archbold 1932)

[Eulemur] sanfordi (Archbold 1932), Am. Mus. Novit., 518: 1.

Type Locality: Madagascar, Mt. d’Ambre.

Vernacular Names: Sanford's Lemur.

Distribution: N Madagascar, from Ampasindava peninsula south to Mahavavy and Manambato Rivers.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Vulnerable as E. fulvus sanfordi.

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
Archbold
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Primates
Family
Lemuridae
Genus
Eulemur
Species
sanfordi
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Eulemur sanfordi (Archbold, 1932) sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Groves, C. P. 2001 c. Primate taxonomy. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC, 350 pp.