Peyrieras' woolly lemur

Peyrieras' 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. peyrierasi
Binomial name
Avahi peyrierasi
Zaramody et al., 2006[3]
Distribution of A. peyrierasi[1]

Peyrieras' woolly lemur or Peyrieras' avahi (Avahi peyrierasi) is a species of woolly lemur native to southeastern Madagascar.[4] It weighs about 1 kg.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Andriaholinirina, N. et al. (2014). "Avahi peyrierasi". 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. ↑ Zaramody, A.; Fausser, J.-L.; Roos, C.; Zinner, D.; Andriaholinirina, N.; Rabarivola, C.; Norscia, I.; Tattersall, I.; Rumpler, Y. (2006). "Molecular phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the eastern woolly lemur (Avahi laniger)" (PDF). Primate Report 74: 9–22.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Andriantompohavana R. , Lei R., Zaonarivelo J. R., Engberg S. E., Nalanirina G., McGuire S. M., Shore G. D., Andrianasolo J., Herrington K., Brenneman R. A., and Louis E. E. Jr (2007). "Molecular phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the woolly lemurs, Genus Avahi (Primates: Lemuriformes)". Special Publications of the Museum of Texas Tech University 51: 44.