Allocebus trichotis

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• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
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• Notes

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial [1].

Ecology: Allocebus is typically found in intact moist forest , though it seems to tolerate moderate levels of human activity (Mittermeier et al. 2008). Relatively little is known about the behaviour and ecology of the Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur. It is nocturnal and has been observed in pairs (presumably male/female), with offspring, and singly. Groups of two to six nest in holes of larger trees and prefer to complement the nest with straw, even covering themselves with it in captivity (Meier and Albignac 1991). Spotted often in tangles of brush or lianas, it appears to forage in these areas at lower levels of the forest[1].

List of Habitats :

•     1     Forest   
  
•     1.6     Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland   
  
•     1.9     Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane   
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Taxonomy

Synonyms

Allocebus trichotis Gunther 1875 • Allocebus trichotis< /i> (Gnther

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 30-Jul-2002

The first specimens of this taxon were assigned to the genus Cheirogaleus when originally described by Gnther in 1875, but distinct cranial and dentition features ultimately elevated the species to the sole representative of its own genus (Petter-Rousseaux and Petter 1967, Yoder 1996).[1].

Similar Species

Members of the genus Allocebus

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A. trichotis (Hairy-Eared Dwarf Lemur)

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Further Reading

• 1994 IUCN red list of threatened animals Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, 1993 url p. 10.
• A floral and faunal inventory of the Parc national de Marojejy, Madagascar: with reference to elevational variation / Steven M. Goodman, editor. 97 2000 [Chicago, Ill.]: Field Museum of Natural History, c2000. url p. 266, p. 271.
• Biosphere Reserves, Compilation 5, October 1990: programme on man and the biosphere (MAB) IUCN url p. 101, p. 102.
• Checklist of CITES Species CITES, WCMC url p. 161, p. 171, p. 96.
• Checklist of CITES Species: a reference to the appendices to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CITES url p. 141, p. 155, p. 98, p. 135.
• Checklist of mammals listed in the CITES appendices and in EC Regulation 338/97 JNCC url p. 12.
• Ecologically sensitive sites in Africa / Washington, DC, USA: World Bank, 1993. url p. 29.
• Lemurs of Madagascar: the IUCN Red Data Book IUCN url p. 1, p. 15, p. 239, p. 4, p. 60, p. 61, p. 64.
• Madagascar: an environmental profile IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre url p. 179, p. 263, p. 64, p. 7.
• Oil spill sensitivity of the western Indian Ocean islands: coastal data from the Comoros Islands, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion and the Seychelles WCMC url p. 14, p. 94.

Notes

Contributors

• Andrainarivo, C., Andriaholinirina, V.N., Feistner, A., Felix, T., Ganzhorn, J., Garbutt, N., Golden, C., Konstant, B., Louis Jr., E., Meyers, D., Mittermeier, R.A., Perieras, A., Princee, F., Rabarivola, J.C., Rakotosamimanana, B., Rasamimanana, H., Ratsimbazafy, J., Raveloarinoro, G., Razafimanantsoa, A., Rumpler, Y., Schwitzer, C., Thalmann, U., Wilm, L. & Wright, P. 2008. Allocebus trichotis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

• GBIF-Sweden: Mammals (NRM)

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-572857
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 572857
• IUCN ID: 189903
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1731

Footnotes

1. Andrainarivo, C., Andriaholinirina, V.N., Feistner, A., Felix, T., Ganzhorn, J., Garbutt, N., Golden, C., Konstant, B., Louis Jr., E., Meyers, D., Mittermeier, R.A., Perieras, A., Princee, F., Rabarivola, J.C., Rakotosamimanana, B., Rasamimanana, H., Ratsimbazafy, J., Raveloarinoro, G., Razafimanantsoa, A., Rumpler, Y., Schwitzer, C., Thalmann, U., Wilmé, L. & Wright, P. 2008. Allocebus trichotis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. [back]

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