Dwarf lemur

Dwarf lemurs
	Greater dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus major)
Conservation status
	CITES Appendix I (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Strepsirrhini
Family:	Cheirogaleidae
Genus:	Cheirogaleus; É. Geoffroy, 1812
Type species
	Cheirogaleus major; É. Geoffroy, 1812
Species
	Cheirogaleus medius; Cheirogaleus major; Cheirogaleus crossleyi; Cheirogaleus grovesi; Cheirogaleus minusculus; Cheirogaleus sibreei; Cheirogaleus lavasoensis; Cheirogaleus andysabini; Cheirogaleus shethi;
Synonyms
	Cebugale Lesson, 1840; Mioxocebus, Lesson, 1840; Chirogale Gloger, 1841; Myspithecus, F. Cuvier, 1842; Opolemur Gray, 1872; Altililemur Elliot, 1913; Altilemur Weber, 1928;

The dwarf lemurs are the lemurs of the genus Cheirogaleus. All of the species in this genus, like all other lemurs, are native to Madagascar.

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