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--> SUPERFAMILY Lemuroidea
--> FAMILY Lemuridae
--> GENUS Eulemur
SPECIES Eulemur rufus
Author: | Audebert, 1799. | Citation: | Hist. Nat. Singes et Makis: 12. | Common Name: | Red-fronted Lemur | Type Locality: | Madagascar. | Distribution: | E Madagascar, probably from Mangoro River to Manampatrana River; W Madagascar, from Betsiboka River to south of Fiherenana River. | Status: | CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Lower Risk (nt) as E. fulvus rufus. | Comments: | Regarded as a distinct species, not a subspecies of E. fulvus, by Groves (2001c). |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
rufifrons (Bennett, 1833)
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