Moore's woolly lemur

Moore's woolly lemur
Conservation status
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: Indriidae
Genus: Avahi
Species: A. mooreorum
Binomial name
Avahi mooreorum
Lei et al., 2008[3]
Distribution of A. mooreorum[1]

Moore's woolly lemur (Avahi mooreorum), or the Masoala woolly lemur, is a woolly lemur endemic to Madagascar. It has brown-grey fur and a reddish tail.[3] It is named in honor of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation of San Francisco.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Andriaholinirina, N. et al. (2014). "Avahi mooreorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  2. ↑ "Checklist of CITES Species". CITES. UNEP-WCMC. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lei, R.; Engberg, S.E.; Andriantompohavana, R.; McGuire, S.M.; Mittermeier, R.A.; Zaonarivelo, J.R.; Brenneman, R.A.; Louis, Jr., E.E. (2008). "Nocturnal lemur diversity at Masoala National Park" (PDF). Special Publications of the Museum of Texas Tech University 53: 1–48.