Moore's woolly lemur

Species of lemur

Moore's woolly lemur
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: Indriidae
Genus: Avahi
Species:
A. mooreorum
Binomial name
Avahi mooreorum
Lei et al., 2008[3]
Distribution of A. mooreorum[1]

Moore's woolly lemur (Avahi mooreorum), or the Masoala woolly lemur, is a woolly lemur endemic to Madagascar. It has brown-grey fur and a reddish tail.[3] It is named in honor of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation of Palo Alto.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Eppley, T.M.; Borgerson, C.; Sawyer, R.M.; Fenosoa, Z.S.E. (2020). "Avahi mooreorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T16971566A115588141. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T16971566A115588141.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Checklist of CITES Species". CITES. UNEP-WCMC. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Lei, R.; Engberg, S.E.; Andriantompohavana, R.; McGuire, S.M.; Mittermeier, R.A.; Zaonarivelo, J.R.; Brenneman, R.A.; Louis Jr., E.E. (2008). "Nocturnal lemur diversity at Masoala National Park" (PDF). Special Publications of the Museum of Texas Tech University. 53: 1–48.
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Extant species of family Indriidae
Indri
  • Indri (I. indri)
Avahi
(woolly lemurs)
  • Bemaraha woolly lemur (A. cleesei)
  • Eastern woolly lemur (A. laniger)
  • Moore's woolly lemur (A. mooreorum)
  • Western woolly lemur (A. occidentalis)
  • Sambirano woolly lemur (A. unicolor)
  • Peyrieras's woolly lemur (A. peyrierasi)
  • Southern woolly lemur (A. meridionalis)
  • Ramanantsoavana's woolly lemur (A. ramanantsoavani)
  • Betsileo woolly lemur (A. betsileo)
Propithecus
(sifakas)
P. diadema group
  • Diademed sifaka (P. diadema)
  • Silky sifaka (P. candidus)
  • Milne-Edwards's sifaka (P. edwardsi)
  • Perrier's sifaka (P. perrieri)
  • Golden-crowned sifaka (P. tattersalli)
P. verreauxi group
  • Verreaux's sifaka (P. verreauxi)
  • Coquerel's sifaka (P. coquereli)
  • Decken's sifaka (P. deckenii)
  • Crowned sifaka (P. coronatus)
Category
Taxon identifiers
Avahi mooreorum


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