Authority citation: Grandidier, G. 1899. Description d'ossements de lémuriens disparus. Bulletin du Muséum d'histoire naturelle 5(7):344-348.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5029724
Original name as described: Palæopropithecus ingens
Nominal names: grandidieri (Filhol, 1895) [partially suppressed] | ingens G. Grandidier, 1899 | madagascariensis (G. Grandidier, 1901)
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Primates -- Family: Palaeopropithecidae
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: MNHN-F-MAD121
Type locality: Bélo, SW coast of Madagascar.
Past geographic Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Madagascar (MDG)
Species Status: This species went extinct in the last 500 years, it lived in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Extinct
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