Order Primates Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 111 184 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Avahi laniger (Gmelin 1788) [Lemur] laniger Gmelin 1788 , Syst. Nat., 13th ed., Vol. 1: 44 . Type Locality: Madagascar . Vernacular Names: Eastern Woolly Lemur . Synonyms: Avahi lanatus (Wagner 1840) ; Avahi longicaudatus (E. Geoffroy 1796 ) ; Avahi orientalis (von Lorenz-Liburnau 1898) . Distribution: E coast and Ankarafantsika Dist. in NW Madagascar . Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Lower Risk (nt). Discussion: Rumpler et al. (1990) suggested that occidentalis may be a distinct species.