CHEIROGALEIDAE, Gray, 1873
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6639118 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6639120 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/253C87A7-FFEB-DB55-FEAE-FD9EAD96FA25 |
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Jonas |
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CHEIROGALEIDAE |
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Family CHEIROGALEIDAE View in CoL
(MOUSE, GIANT MOUSE, DWARF AND FORK-MARKED LEMURS)
• Small prosimians with elongated body, short limbs, short snout, large eyes, large, membranous, mobile ears, short, dense fur, and long tail.
• 20-60 cm. View Figure
• Madagascar. View Figure
• Tropical lowland, humid montane, dry deciduous, and spiny forests, and scrub.
• 5 genera, 31 species, 31 taxa.
• 4 species Endangered, 3 species Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.
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