Eulemur fulvus (E. Geoffroy 1796)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Primates, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 111-184 : 115

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scientific name	Eulemur fulvus (E. Geoffroy 1796)
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[Lemur] fulvus E. Geoffroy 1796 , Mag. Encyclop., 1: 47.

Type Locality: Madagascar.

Vernacular Names: Brown Lemur.

Synonyms: Eulemur bruneus (van der Hoeven 1844) ; Eulemur mayottensis (Schlegel 1866) .

Distribution: W Madagascar from Akarafantsika north to the Sambirano, perhaps to the Tsaratanana; E Madagascar, some way northeast of Antananarivo; Mayotte (Comoro Isls).

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Does not include albifrons , albocollaris , collaris , rufus or sanfordi ; Groves (2001 c) treated these forms, generally classed as subspecies, as distinct species.