Authority citation: Thiele, D., Razafimahatratra, E. and Hapke, A. 2013-12. Discrepant partitioning of genetic diversity in mouse lemurs and dwarf lemurs – Biological reality or taxonomic bias?. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 69(3):593-609.
Authority publication link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2013.07.019
Original name as described: Cheirogaleus lavasoensis
Nominal names: lavasoensis D. Thiele, Razafimahatratra, & Hapke, 2013
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Primates -- Family: Cheirogaleidae
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: JGUM AH-X-00-181
Type locality: forest fragment locally named Bemanasy, on S flank of Petit Lavasoa (S 25.080894°, E 46.762151°), 300 m, Lavasoa Mountains, Région Anosy, S Madagascar.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Madagascar (MDG)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is newly recognized since MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Endangered
Species-specific notes: recently described
Citation: Thiele, D., Razafimahatratra, E., and Hapke, A. 2013. Discrepant partitioning of genetic diversity in mouse lemurs and dwarf lemurs – Biological reality or taxonomic bias? Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 69: 593-609.
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