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Mammal (Wilson & Reeder)
Lepilemur I. Geoffroy, 1851
Nomenclature
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Order: PrimatesFamily: Megaladapidae
Genus:
Lepilemur I. Geoffroy, 1851
Usage:
valid
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
Sportive Lemurs
Vernacular name:
Weasel Lemurs
Taxon Type Species:
Lepilemur.mustelinus
Authors:
I. Geoffroy, 1851
Common Name:
Sportive Lemurs, Weasel Lemurs
Journal:
Cat. Meth. Coll. Mamm. Ois. (Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris), Primates
Rank:
Genus
Reference Title:
UNKNOWN
Reference Work Remarks:
Title of journal article not included in original data source.
Authority:
I. Geoffroy, 1851
Literature
Authors | Title |
Year of Publication![]() |
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R. Paulian | Recherches sur les insects d´importance biologique â Madagascar | 1958 |
Ecological relationships
Host of Lemurpediculus petterorum
Relation notes:
Type host listed as Lepilemur sp. (Primates: Megaladapidae). Groves ( 1993) has summarized the taxonomy of Madagascar primates. [ex. Durden, L. A., Musser, G. G. 1994. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 218: 1-90]
Ecological Interactions
Species A![]() | Interaction | Species B | Link |
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Lemurpediculus petterorum | ectoparasite of | Lepilemur | view |
Lemurpediculus petterorum | ectoparasite of | Lepilemur mustelinus | view |
Phthirpediculus propitheci | ectoparasite of | Lepilemur edwardsi | view |