Lepilemur microdon

Forsyth Major in Forbes, 1894

Small-toothed Sportive Lemur

Also as Small-toothed Weasel Lemur.
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Location:Madagascar, Haute Matsiatra or Vatovavy region (formerly part of Fianarantsoa province), Ranomafana National ParkDate taken:Oct 4, 2023

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 7658

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Forbes, H.O. 1894. A Hand-book to the Primates. Vol. I. W. H. Allen & Co., London, 283 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25212639

Original name as described

Lepidolemur microdon

Other common names

Small-toothed Weasel Lemur

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1882.3.1.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2fa5174d-87b3-4a98-a033-68dfd53e9f0f https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/76a2609a-11b4-4412-9d10-08456c57660f

Type locality

Madagascar, eastern Betsileo, Ankafana Forest.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001024

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Lepidolemur microdon

Forsyth Major in Forbes, 1894

Family

Lepilemuridae

Root name

microdon

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1882.3.1.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2fa5174d-87b3-4a98-a033-68dfd53e9f0f https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/76a2609a-11b4-4412-9d10-08456c57660f

Authority page

88

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25212639

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Trouessart (1904:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422821) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  2. Elliot (1907:547, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36209127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35101)
  3. Elliot (1913:121, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602631) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35489)

Lepilemur microdon

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Lepilemuridae

Root name

microdon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

83

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:83) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:219) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Groves (1993:246) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69008)
  4. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  5. Mittermeier, Ganzhorn, Konstant, Glander, Tattersall, Groves, Rylands, Hapke, Ratsimbazafy, Mayor, Louis, Rumpler, Schwitzer & Rasoloarison (2008:1611) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4966)
  6. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:68) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #11619) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #11619) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001024) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11619/115566492) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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