Lichanotus Illiger, 1811 . Prodr. Syst. Mamm. et Avium., p. 11.

COMMENT: Avahi Jourdan, 1834, is a junior synonym; see Anderson, 1967, in Anderson and Jones, p. 158.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix I and U.S. ESA - Endangered as Avahi spp.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301406002001000000 as Avahi .