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However, the southern fat-tailed dwarf lemur (C. adipicaudatus) was later deemed synonymous with the fat-tailed dwarf lemur (C. medius), and the greater iron-gray dwarf lemur (C. ravus) was synonymous with the greater dwarf lemur (C. major) [4] Another new woolly lemur was described as the Sambirano woolly lemur (Avahi unicolor). [3]
Between 2000 and 2009, a population of dwarf lemur was known as a separate species, the southern fat-tailed dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus adipicaudatus). It was described by taxonomist Colin Groves as having a pelage coloration that is dark dorsally and gray ventrally , with a vaguely expressed dorsal stripe running down the back, a relatively ...
Between 2000 and 2009, populations of dwarf lemur around Tamatave, Tampira, Mahambo, Ancaya, Ambodivoangy, and Fesi Malendo were known as a separate species, the greater iron-gray dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus ravus).
At least 17 species and eight genera are believed to have become extinct in the 2,000 years since humans first arrived in Madagascar. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] All known extinct species were large, ranging in weight from 10 to 200 kg (22 to 441 lb).
Lemurs are in trouble, 98% of lemur species are considered endangered or near extinction. It is critical we help support their conservation. ... fat-tailed dwarf lemurs, ringtails, Coquerel's ...
This category should only contain articles on species and notable subspecies. Pages in category "Mammals described in 2000" ... Lesser iron-gray dwarf lemur; M.
Geoffroy, 1812) - greater dwarf lemurs. Cheirogaleus minusculus (Groves, 2000) - lesser iron-gray dwarf lemur; Cheirogaleus medius (É. Geoffroy, 1812) - fat-tailed dwarf lemur; Cheirogaleus sibreei (Forsyth Major, 1896) - Sibree's dwarf lemur; Cheirogaleus major (É. Geoffroy, 1812) - Geoffroy's dwarf lemur; Cheirogaleus crossleyi (A ...
A lithograph of a dwarf lemur from Carl Vogt and Friedrich Specht's The Natural History of Animals (1888). Measuring 19–27 cm in body length with a tail about 16–17 cm, they are larger than the mouse lemur but smaller than the gentle lemur.