Grey-backed sportive lemur  (Lepilemur dorsalis)

Authentication

Authenticated (17/10/2005) by Matt Richardson, independent primatologist and writer.

Glossary

  • Genus: a category used in taxonomy, which is below ‘family’ and above ‘species’. A genus tends to contain species that have characteristics in common. The genus forms the first part of a ‘binomial’ Latin species name; the second part is the specific name.

References

  1. Richardson, M. (2005) Pers. comm.
  2. Garbutt, N. (1999) Mammals of Madagascar.Pica Press, Sussex.
  3. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2003 (March, 2004)
    http://www.redlist.org
  4. CITES (March, 2004)
    http://www.cites.org
  5. Lemurs of Madagascar (March, 2004)
    http://www.tsidy.com/lemurs/species/species.asp?sp_name=Lepilemur%20dorsalis
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