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Greater Bamboo Lemur

Prolemur simus

Classification

Family
Lemuridae

The greater bamboo lemur (Hapalemur simus), also known as the broad-nosed bamboo lemur and the broad-nosed gentle lemur, is a species of lemur endemic to the island of Madagascar. Taxonomy Originally described as Hapalemur (Prolemur) simus by John Edward Gray in 1870, it was regarded simply as Hapalemur simus as early as 1880. With the understanding that this species is more closely related to the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) than to the other Hapalemur species, Colin Groves resurrected Prolemur as a full genus in 2001, with this species as its only member.

Distribution

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