Prolemur simus

(J. E. Gray, 1871)

Greater Bamboo Lemur

Side view of adult. Also as Broad-nosed Bamboo Lemur, Broad-nosed Gentle Lemur.
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Location:France, Paris, Paris ZooDate taken:1 January 1995Description:Side view of adult. Also as Broad-nosed Bamboo Lemur, Broad-nosed Gentle Lemur.

Distribution :

Madagascar: confined to Ranomafana district; in historic times occurred around Bay of Antongil.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 2069

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1871-01-14. Catalogue of monkeys, lemurs, and fruit-eating bats in the collection of the British Museum. British Museum, London, 137 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994650

Original name as described

Hapalemur simus

Other common names

Broad-nosed Bamboo Lemur · Broad-nosed Gentle Lemur

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1870.9.2.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9efcec97-aa35-40b9-a4f2-e69fbcbdb6ec https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c8b932d5-9ce0-4313-8aea-316d47747f69

Type locality

Madagascar.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001009

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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: 6 names and synonyms.

Hapalemur simus

J. E. Gray, 1871

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

simus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1870.9.2.2

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Madagascar

Type locality

Madagascar.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9efcec97-aa35-40b9-a4f2-e69fbcbdb6ec https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c8b932d5-9ce0-4313-8aea-316d47747f69

Authority page

133

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994650

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Gray (1871:133, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994650) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/21655)
Gray (1871:828, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28555728) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69144)
Sclater (1872:29, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17037787) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61617)
Trouessart (1904:34, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422820) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Weber (1928:736) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69650)
Schwarz (1931:407) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14220)
Allen (1939:125, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782635) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Tattersall (1973:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5036)
Corbet & Hill (1980:83) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:217) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Groves & Eaglen (1988:533) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5104)
Corbet & Hill (1991:92) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Groves (1993:245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69008)

Hapalemur gallieni

Standing, 1905

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

gallieni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMA H1, AMA H2

Type kind

syntypes

Original type locality

Ampasambazimba

Type locality

Madagascar: 18°40′5″S, 46°0′37″E.

Authority page

99

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13738035

Authority publication

Bulletin de l'Académie malgache

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Myoxicebus simus:

D. G. Elliot, 1913

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

simus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

128

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602640

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

Elliot (1913:128, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602640) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35489)

Prohapalemur Gallienii:

Lamberton, 1936

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

gallienii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

367

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52365410

Authority publication

Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

Lamberton (1936:367, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52365410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38666)

Hapalemur simus robustus

Mahé, 1976

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

robustus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

AMA H1, AMA H2

Type kind

syntypes

Original type locality

Ampasambazimba

Type locality

Madagascar: 18°40′5″S, 46°0′37″E.

Authority page

158-159

Authority publication

Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle

Prolemur simus:

Groves, 2005

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

simus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
Mittermeier, Ganzhorn, Konstant, Glander, Tattersall, Groves, Rylands, Hapke, Ratsimbazafy, Mayor, Louis, Rumpler, Schwitzer & Rasoloarison (2008:1611) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4966)
Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9674) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9674) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001009) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9674/115564770) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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