Lepilemur ruficaudatus A. Grandidier, 1867 . Rev. Mag. Zool. Paris, ser. 2, 19:256.

TYPE LOCALITY: Madagascar, Morondava .

DISTRIBUTION: S. W. Madagascar, between Morondava and Sakaraha.

COMMENT: Includes rufescens, which Petter and Petter, 1977, Part 3.1:7, considered a distinct species.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix I as Lepilemur spp. and U.S. ESA - Endangered as Lemuridae and Lepilemur spp.