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Lemur Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
Published in
Syst. Nat., 10th ed. vol.1 p.24

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Primates
family
Lemuridae
genus
Lemur

Name

Synonyms
Catta Link, 1806
Eulemur Haeckel, 1895
Maki Muirhead, 1819
Mococo Lesson, 1878
Mococo Trouessart, 1878
Odorlemur Bolwig, 1961
Procebus Storr, 1780
Prosimia Boddaert, 1785
Prosimia Brisson, 1762
Prosimia Scopoli, 1772
Homonyms
Lemur Linnaeus, 1758
Lemur Hübner
Common names
Kattas in German
Lemur in Polish
Lemure catta in Italian
Lemure dalla coda ad anelli in Italian
Lémures de Cola Anillada in Spanish
Ring-tailed Lemur in English
Ring-tailed Lemur in English
Ring-tailed Lemur in English
Ring-tailed Lemurs in language.
Ring-tailed Lemurs in English
rengashäntämakit in Finnish
ring-tailed lemur in English
Лемуры in Russian
สกุล ลีเมอร์หางแหวน in Thai
ワオキツネザル属 in Japanese
알락꼬리여우원숭이속 in Korean
여우원숭이속 in Korean
호랑꼬리여우원숭이속 in Korean

Bibliographic References

  1. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 122 Seven generic names in Primates adopted in the Official List of Generic Names.Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 73(7), 33 (1931)
  2. Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp.
  3. Mittermeier, Rusell A., Anthony B. Rylands, and Don E. Wilson, eds., 2013: null. Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 3. Primates. 951.
  4. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  5. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  6. SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997
  7. SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997, PaleoDB
  8. Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp.
  9. Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp.
  10. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207.
  11. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 1. xxxv + 743.
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