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Greater dwarf lemur

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Taxon taxon Q900992
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Greater dwarf lemur

Summary

Greater dwarf lemur is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month, #1,618 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Greater dwarf lemur's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Greater dwarf lemur is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Greater dwarf lemur's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • Greater dwarf lemur is classified within Dwarf lemur[6].
  • Greater dwarf lemur is endemic to Madagascar[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Greater dwarf lemur is Cheirogaleus major[8].
  • Greater dwarf lemur's Commons category is recorded as Cheirogaleus major[9].
  • Greater dwarf lemur's taxon synonym is recorded as Lemur commersonii[10].
  • Greater dwarf lemur's taxon synonym is recorded as Mioxicebus griseus[11].
  • Greater dwarf lemur's taxon synonym is recorded as Cheirogaleus typicus[12].
  • Greater dwarf lemur's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. major'}[13].
  • Greater dwarf lemur is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Geoffroy's dwarf lemur"}[14].
  • Greater dwarf lemur is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gran Lemur Ardilla'}[15].
  • Greater dwarf lemur is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Grand Cheirogale'}[16].
  • Greater dwarf lemur is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Geoffroy's Dwarf Lemur"}[17].
  • Greater dwarf lemur is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Greater Dwarf Lemur'}[18].
  • Greater dwarf lemur is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Geoffroy’s Dwarf Lemur'}[19].
  • Greater dwarf lemur is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Großer Katzenmaki'}[20].
  • Greater dwarf lemur is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Großer Fettschwanzmaki'}[21].
  • Greater dwarf lemur is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Brauner Fettschwanzmaki'}[22].
  • Greater dwarf lemur is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'grote katmaki'}[23].
  • Greater dwarf lemur's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+70'}[24].
  • Greater dwarf lemur's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix I of CITES[25].
  • Greater dwarf lemur's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[26].
  • Greater dwarf lemur's nomenclatural type of is recorded as Dwarf lemur[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Greater dwarf lemur is Cheirogaleus major[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Dwarf lemur[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Geoffroy's dwarf lemur"}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gran Lemur Ardilla'}[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Grand Cheirogale'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Greater Dwarf Lemur'}[18], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Geoffroy’s Dwarf Lemur'}[19], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Großer Katzenmaki'}[20].

Distribution

Greater dwarf lemur is endemic to Madagascar[7].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 43551[28] and 566539[29]. Greater dwarf lemur's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 47177[30]. Greater dwarf lemur's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 128462[31]. Greater dwarf lemur's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2436452[32]. Greater dwarf lemur's ITIS TSN is recorded as 572858[33].

Why It Matters

Greater dwarf lemur ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month, #1,618 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Related Entities

Madagascar

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [33] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [32] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [25] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.
  30. [26] ↑ . Evolution and spectral tuning of visual pigments in birds and mammals. wikidata.org.
  31. [27] ↑ . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Jfpierce · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gestation period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+70'}
    Nomenclatural type of → Dwarf lemur
    Instance of → taxon
    Parent taxon → Dwarf lemur
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