Taxonomy Profile: Cheirogaleidae (Gray 1873)

Cheirogaleidae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Cheirogaleinae
Gray 1873
Phanerinae
Rumpler 1974
Common Name(s):
dwarf lemurs []
mouse lemurs []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Cheirogaleidae: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Primates
primates |
homem |
macaco |
primata |
sagui |
primates |
Suborder : Strepsirrhini
Infraorder : Lemuriformes
Superfamily : Cheirogaleoidea
Family : Cheirogaleidae
dwarf lemurs |
mouse lemurs |
Cheirogaleidae Direct Children(s):
Allocebus
(Petter-Rousseaux and Petter 1967)
Cheirogaleus
(É Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812)
Microcebus
(É Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1834)
Phaner
(Gray 1870)
Mirza
(Gray 1870)
Cheirogaleidae: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Colin P. Groves
Notes:
Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, The Australian National University, GPO Box 4, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia
Reference for:
Cheirogaleidae
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Cheirogaleidae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Mittermeier, Rusell A., Anthony B. Rylands, and Don E. Wilson, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2013-01-01 / 2013-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 3. Primates
Page(s):
951
Publisher:
Lynx Edicions
Publication Place:
Barcelona, Spain
ISBN/ISSN:
9788496553897/
Notes:
Reference for:
Cheirogaleidae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 1
Page(s):
xxxv + 743
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Cheirogaleidae
Cheirogaleidae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Cheirogaleidae: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Formerly included in Lemuridae. For status of this taxon, see Rumpler (1975) and Groves (2001c), who reviewed and rejected the hypothesis that they may be more closely related to (non-Malagasy) Lorisiformes than to (Malagasy) Lemuriformes