Primate Info Net Banner

FEEDBACK || Home | About | Contact Us | Site Index

PIN Home > About the Primates > Primate Factsheets > Cheirogaleus sp.

Dwarf lemur
Cheirogaleus sp.

Cheirogaleus major

Species: Cheirogaleus major
Photo: M. Putnam

TAXONOMY

Suborder	Strepsirrhini
Infraorder	Lemuriformes
Superfamily	Cheirogaleoidea
Family	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Cheirogaleus
Species	Cheirogaleus adipicaudatus (southern fat-tailed dwarf lemur) Cheirogaleus crossleyi (furry-eared dwarf lemur) Cheirogaleus major (greater dwarf lemur) Cheirogaleus medius (fat-tailed dwarf lemur) Cheirogaleus minusculus (lesser iron gray dwarf lemur) Cheirogaleus ravus (greater iron gray dwarf lemur) Cheirogaleus sibreei (Sibree's dwarf lemur)

COUNTRIES IN RANGE

FACTSHEETS

Cheirogaleus adipicaudatus

The Primata

Cheirogaleus crossleyi

The Primata

Cheirogaleus major

Cheirogaleus medius

Animal Diversity Web
BBC online Nature Wild Animals Wild Facts
Damisela (in Spanish)
Duke University Primate Center
Primatis (in German)
The Primata
The Wild Ones
Woodland Park Zoo

Cheirogaleus minusculus

The Primata

Cheirogaleus ravus

The Primata

Quick Links: Home | About | Contact Us | Site Index

Primate Info Net is maintained by the Wisconsin Primate Research Center (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program,
National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health.

Disclaimer: The Wisconsin Primate Research Center provides Primate Info Net as an informational service.
We are not responsible for the content of linked sites, nor does inclusion of a link imply endorsement of the views expressed in that content.

©2008 University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents

Page last modified: April 2, 2008
Feedback, questions or accessibility issues: WPRC Library