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SPECIES Prolemur simus

Author:Gray, 1871.
Citation:Cat. Monkeys, Lemurs, Fruit-eating Bats Brit. Mus.: 133.
Common Name:Greater Bamboo Lemur
Type Locality:Madagascar.
Distribution:Madagascar: confined to Ranomafana district; in historic times occurred around Bay of Antongil.
Status:CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Critically Endangered as Hapalemur simus.
Comments:Includes H. gallieni Standing, 1905 (see Vuillaume-Randriamanantena et al., 1985).
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    gallieni (Standing, 1905)

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