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Lemur

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Primates
Subordo: Strepsirrhini
Infraordo: Lemuriformes
Superfamilia: Lemuroidea
Familia: Lemuridae
Genus: Lemur
Species: Lemur catta

Name

Lemur Linnaeus, 1758

Type species: Lemur catta Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms

* Catta Link, 1806
* Maki Muirhead, 1819
* Mococo Lesson, 1878
* Odorlemur Bolwig, 1961
* Procebus Storr, 1780
* Prosimia Boddaert, 1785.

References

* Lemur on Mammal Species of the World.
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* Linnaeus: Systema Naturae, 10th ed., 1: 30.

Vernacular names
Internationalization
English: Ring-tailed Lemur
中文: 環尾狐猴

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