Taxonomy Profile: Cheirogaleus (É Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812)

Cheirogaleus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Altililemur
Elliot 1913
Cebugale
Lesson 1840
Mioxocebus
Lesson 1840
Myspithecus
F Cuvier 1842
Opolemur
Gray 1873
Common Name(s):
dwarf lemurs []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Cheirogaleus: 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 |
Genus : Cheirogaleus
dwarf lemurs |
Cheirogaleus Direct Children(s):
Cheirogaleus major
(É Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812)
Cheirogaleus medius
(É Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812)
Cheirogaleus sibreei
(Forsyth Major 1896)
Cheirogaleus crossleyi
(A Grandidier 1870)
Cheirogaleus lavasoensis
(Thiele Razafimahatratra and Hapke 2013)
Cheirogaleus thomasi
(Forsyth Major 1894)
Cheirogaleus andysabini
(Lei et al 2015)
Cheirogaleus shethi
(Frasier Lei McLain Taylor Bailey et al 2016)
Cheirogaleus grovesi
(McLain Lei Frasier Taylor Bailey Roberts Nash Randriamanana Mittermeier and Louis Jr 2017)
Cheirogaleus: 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:
Cheirogaleus
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:
Cheirogaleus
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:
Cheirogaleus
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:
Cheirogaleus
Cheirogaleus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Cheirogaleus: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Revised by Groves (2000a)