Phaner electromontis

Groves & Tattersall, 1991

Montagne d'Ambre Fork-marked Lemur

Formerly Phaner furcifer electromontis. Also as Amber Mountain Fork-marked Lemur.
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Location: Madagascar, Sava region (formerly part of Antsiranana Province), Vohemar district, Loky-Manambato (Daraina Reserve)Date taken: Nov 3, 2022

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 6745

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Strepsirrhini
Infraorder : Lemuriformes
Family : Cheirogaleidae
Genus : Phaner

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Groves, C.P. and Tattersall, I. 1991-02-14. Geographical variation in the fork-marked lemur, Phaner furcifer (Primates, Cheirogaleidae). Folia Primatologica 56(1):39-49.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1159/000156526

Original name as described

Phaner furcifer electromontis

Other common names

Amber Mountain Fork-marked Lemur

Type material

AMNH M-100627

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-100627

Type locality

Madagascar, Mt. D'Ambre (12° 40' S, 49° 10' E).

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000967

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 2 names and synonyms.

Phaner furcifer electromontis

Groves & Tattersall, 1991

Family

Cheirogaleidae

Root name

electromontis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-100627

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-100627

Authority page

47

Authority publication

Folia Primatologica

Phaner electromontis

Groves, 2005

Family

Cheirogaleidae

Root name

electromontis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Ganzhorn, Konstant, Glander, Tattersall, Groves, Rylands, Hapke, Ratsimbazafy, Mayor, Louis, Rumpler, Schwitzer & Rasoloarison (2008:1610) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4966)
  3. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16875) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16875) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000967) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16875/115571235) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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