Eulemur rufifrons
(E. T. Bennett, 1833)
Red-fronted Brown Lemur
Distribution :
SW Madagascar.
Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 6767
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Primates |
| Suborder | : Strepsirrhini |
| Infraorder | : Lemuriformes |
| Family | : Lemuridae |
| Genus | : Eulemur |
Species status
Authority citation
Bennett, E.T. 1833-11-18. Mr. Bennett also called the attention of the Meeting to a living Lemur, forming part of the Society's collection. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1833:106.
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Original name as described
Lemur rufifrons
Other common names
Southern Red-fronted Brown Lemur
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.54
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
Madagascar.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Madagascar
Taxonomy notes
split from E. rufus
Taxonomy notes citation
Mittermeier, R.A., Ganzhorn, J.U., Konstant, W.R., Glander, K., Tattersall, I., Groves, C.P., Rylands, A.B., Hapke, A., Ratsimbazafy, J.H., Mayor, M.I., Louis, E.E., Rumpler, Y., Schwitzer, C. and Rasoloarison, R.M. 2008. Lemur diversity in Madagascar. International Journal of Primatology 29(6):1607-1656. doi:10.1007/s10764-008-9317-y
IUCN Red List status
Vulnerable
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Names and synonyms
Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.
Total: 7 names and synonyms.
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