Cheirogaleus major E. Geoffroy, 1812 . Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, 19: 172.

TYPE LOCALITY: Madagascar, Fort Dauphin .

DISTRIBUTION: E. Madagascar.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix I as Cheirogaleus spp. and U.S. ESA - Endangered as Cheirogaleidae and Cheirogaleus spp.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301406001004002001.