Avahi laniger (Gmelin, 1788) . Syst. Nat., 13th ed., 1:44.

TYPE LOCALITY: Madagascar .

DISTRIBUTION: E coast and Ankarafantsika Dist. in NW Madagascar.

STATUS: CITES - Appendix I; U.S. ESA - Endangered; IUCN - Vulnerable.

SYNONYMS: awahi, lanatus, longicaudatus, occidentalis, orientalis .

COMMENTS: Rumpier et al. (1990) suggested that occidentalis may be a distinct species.