Hapalemur occidentalis

Rumpler, 1975

Northern Bamboo Lemur

Also as Northern Gentle Lemur, Sambirano Bamboo Lemur, Sambirano Lesser Bamboo Lemur, Western Bamboo Lemur.
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Location:Madagascar, Sava region (formerly part of Antsiranana Province), Marojejy National ParkDate taken:5 November 2022Description:Also as Northern Gentle Lemur, Sambirano Bamboo Lemur, Sambirano Lesser Bamboo Lemur, Western Bamboo Lemur.

Distribution :

Sambirano region and perhaps elsewhere in W Madagscar.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 6772

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Rumpler, Y. 1975. The significance of chromosomal studies in the systematics of the Malagasy lemurs. Pp. 25–40 in Tattersall, I. and Sussman, R.W. (eds.). Lemur Biology. Plenum Press, New York, 365 pp.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2121-7_3

Original name as described

Hapalemur griseus occidentalis

Other common names

Northern Gentle Lemur · Sambirano Bamboo Lemur · Sambirano Lesser Bamboo Lemur · Western Bamboo Lemur

Type locality

north and west of Madagascar.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001007

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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: 2 names and synonyms.

Hapalemur griseus occidentalis

Rumpler, 1975

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

occidentalis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Original type locality

in the north and west

Type locality

Madagascar.

Authority page

28

Authority publication

New York

Hapalemur occidentalis:

Groves, 2005

Family

Lemuridae

Root name

occidentalis

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 (2008:1610) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4966)
Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9678) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9678) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001007) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9678/115565375) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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