Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohort: Theria
Cohort: Eutheria
Cohort: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Euarchontoglires
Ordo: Primates
Subordo: Strepsirrhini
Infraordo: Lemuriformes
Superfamilia: Lemuroidea
Familia: Cheirogaleidae
Genus: Cheirogaleus
Species: Cheirogaleus crossleyi
Name
Cheirogaleus crossleyi (A. Grandidier, 1870)
Holotype: MCZ 44952, adult ♀, skin and skull.
Type locality: “Foréts est d'Antsianaka [=forests east of Antsianak]”, E Madagascar.
Combinations
Chirogalus crossleyi A. Grandidier, 1870: 49 [original combination]
Synonyms
Chirogale melanotis Forsyth Major, 1894: 25
Holotype: BMNH 70.5.5.24, adult ♂, skin and skull.
Type locality: “Vohima”, E Madagascar.
References
Primary references
Grandidier, A. 1870. Description de quelques animaux nouveaux découverts a Madagascar en novembre 1869. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée 22: 49–50. BHL
Forsyth Major, C.I. 1894. Über die Malagassischen Lemuriden-Gattungen Microcebus, Opolemur, und Cheirogale. Novitates Zoologicae 1: 2–39.
Links
Cheirogaleus crossleyi in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Vernacular names
Deutsch: Rötlicher Fettschwanzmaki
English: Furry-eared Dwarf Lemur, Crossley’s Dwarf Lemur
español: Lémur enano de orejas peludas
italiano: Chirogaleo dalle orecchie pelose, Chirogaleo di Crossley
he furry-eared dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus crossleyi), or Crossley's dwarf lemur, only found on the island of Madagascar, as with all other lemurs. It has a pelage coloration that is red-brown dorsally and gray ventrally. The eye-rings of this species are blackish and the ears are black inside and out. Cheirogaleus crossleyi species are obligated to hibernate during periods of food scarcity on the island of Madagascar. Cheirogaleus crossleyi species specifically undergo drastic fluctuations in temperature during hibernation.
References
Blanco, M.; Borgerson, C.; Dolch, R.; Donati, G.; Ganzhorn, J.; Greene, L.K.; Le Pors, B.; Lewis, R.; Louis, E.E.; Rafalinirina, H.A.; Raharivololona, B.; Rakotoarisoa, G.; Ralison, J.; Randriahaingo, H.N.T.; Rasoloarison, R.M.; Razafindrasolo, M.; Sgarlata, G.M.; Wright, P.; Zaonarivelo, J. (2020). "Cheirogaleus crossleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T163021377A115581154. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T163021377A115581154.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
Harcourt, C. (1990). Thornback, J (ed.). Lemurs of Madagascar and the Comoros: The IUCN Red Data Book (PDF). World Conservation Union. ISBN 978-2-88032-957-0. OCLC 28425691.
Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 111–112. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
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