Megaladapis edwardsi (Edward's Koala Lemur)

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Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Edward's Koala Lemur

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Subclass: Theriiformes () - (Rowe, 1988) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
        Infraclass: Holotheria () - (Wible et al., 1995) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
        Superlegion: Trechnotheria () - McKenna, 1975
        Legion: Cladotheria () - McKenna, 1975
        Sublegion: Zatheria () - McKenna, 1975
        Infralegion: Tribosphenida () - (McKenna, 1975) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
        Supercohort: Theria () - (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
        Cohort: Placentalia () - (Owen, 1837) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
        Magnorder: Epitheria () - (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Superorder: Preptotheria () - (McKenna, 1975) McKenna, in Stucky & McKenna, in Benton, ed., 1993
        Grandorder: Archonta () - (Gregory, 1910) McKenna, 1975
        Order: Primates () - C. Linnaeus, 1758
        Suborder: Strepsirrhini () - É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812
        Infraorder: Lemuriformes () - Gregory, 1915b
        Superfamily: Lemuroidea () - (Gray, 1821) Gill, 1872
        Family: Lepilemuridae () - Gray, 1870
        Genus: Megaladapis () - Forsyth Major, 1893
        Specific name: edwardsi
        Scientific name: - Megaladapis edwardsi