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.