Overview
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Broad-Nosed Gentle Lemur, Broad-Nosed Gentle Lemurs, Greater Bamboo Lemur, Greater Bamboo Lemurs
Common Names in French:
Grand Hapalémur, Hapalémur Simien
Common Names in Russian:
Лемур широконосый, большой бамбуковый
Description
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Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial
Ecology: H. simus is associated with forests
abundant in giant bamboo
, Cephalostachium viguieri. It has been observed in groups of up to 7 individuals.[1]
List of Habitats
:1.5Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Mammals
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
()
- (Rowe, 1988) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
()
- (Wible Et Al., 1995) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
()
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Placentalia
()
- (Owen, 1837) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) Mckenna, in Stucky & Mckenna, in Benton, Ed., 1993
- Grandorder:
Archonta
()
- (Gregory, 1910) Mckenna, 1975
- Order:
Primates
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Strepsirrhini
()
- . Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812
- Infraorder:
Lemuriformes
()
- Gregory, 1915b
- Superfamily:
Lemuroidea
()
- (Gray, 1821) Gill, 1872
- Superfamily:
Lemuroidea
(
- Infraorder:
Lemuriformes
(
- Suborder:
Strepsirrhini
(
- Order:
Primates
(
- Grandorder:
Archonta
(
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 30-Jul-2002
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Hapalemur
There are approximately 6 species in this genus:
H. aureus (Golden Bamboo Lemurs) · H. griseus (Gray Gentle Lemurs) · H. griseus alaotrensis (Lac Alaotra Bamboo Lemur) · H. griseus griseus (Eastern Lesser Bamboo Lemur) · H. griseus occidentalis (Western Lesser Bamboo Lemur) · H. simus (Broad-Nosed Gentle Lemurs)
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Further Reading
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- A Floral and faunal inventory of the eastern slopes of the Rserve naturelle intgrale d'Andringitra, Madagascar: with reference to elevational variation / Steven M. Goodman, editor. [Chicago, Ill.]: Field Museum of Natural History, c1996. ENG url p. 294, p. 295, p. 299, p. 301, p. 304.
- A catalogue of the collection of mammals in the Field Columbian Museum. Chicago: Field Columbian Museum, 1907. ENG url p. 611.
- A hand-book to the primates / by Henry O. Forbes. London: E. Lloyd, 1896-1897. ENG url p. 82.
- Anatomische Hefte, Mnchen [etc.]J.F. Bergmann. GER url p. 161, p. 55, p. 56.
- Archiv fr Naturgeschichte. Berlin: Nicolai, 1835- GER url p. 110, p. 110, p. 115, p. 55.
- Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, ENG url p. 125.
- Catalogue of monkeys, lemurs, and fruit-eating bats in the Museum / by J.E. Gray London, 1870. ENG url p. 133.
- Catalogue of scientific papers, 1800-1900. Compiled by the Royal Society of London. London, C.J. Clay and Sons, 1867-1902 [etc.] Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1914-25. ENG url p. 826.
- Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des sances de l'Acadmie des sciences. Paris: publis avec le concours du Centre national de la recherche scientifique par MM. les secrtaires perptuels: -1965. FRE url p. 1035.
- General function of the gall bladder from the evolutionary standpoint, by Frank W. Gorham and Andrew Conway Ivy. Chicago, 1938. ENG url p. 191.
- Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Harcourt, C. and Thornback, J. 1990. Lemurs of Madagascar and the Comoros. The IUCN Red Data Book. IUCN - The World Conservation Union, Gland, Switzerland.
- Hilton-Taylor, C. (compiler). 2000. 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
- IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1986. 1986 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
- IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
- International catalogue of scientific literature. London, : Published for the International Council by the Royal Society of London, 1904-1916. ENG url p. 1386.
- Meier, B. and Rumpler, Y. 1987. Preliminary survey of Hapalemur simus and of a new species of Haplemur in eastern Betsileo, Madagascar. Primate Conservation.
- Mittermeier, R.A., Konstant, W.R., Nicoll, M.E. and Langrand, O. (compilers) 1992. Lemurs of Madagascar. An Action Plan for their Conservation: 1993-1999. IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group.
- Notes from the Leyden Museum. Leyden. MUL url p. 29, p. 33, p. 34, p. 45, p. 46, p. 47, p. 48, p. 49, p. 50.
- P. Wright, pers. comm.
- Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. London, Published for the Linnean Society of London by Academic Press [etc.], 1848-1968. ENG url p. 98.
- Scott, P. (ed.) 1965. Section XIII. Preliminary List of Rare Mammals and Birds. In: The Launching of a New Ark, pp. 15–207. First Report of the President and Trustees of the World Wildlife Fund. An International Foundation for saving the world's wildlife and wild places 1961–1964. Collins, London.
- Tattersall, I. 1982. The Primates of Madagascar. Columbia University Press, New York.
- Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. 1993. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC, USA. xviii + 1207. ISBN: 1-56098-217-9.
- Wright, P. pers. comm.
- Zoologischer Anzeiger. Jena, VEB Gustav Fischer Verlag. GER url p. 176, p. 224, p. 248, p. 372, p. 57.
Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Ganzhorn, J. & Members of the Primate Specialist Group 2000. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2481516
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-572871
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 572871
- IUCN ID: 9674
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2728
Footnotes
- Ganzhorn, J. & Members of the Primate Specialist Group 2000. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008. [back]
