Cheirogaleidae

Translingual

Cheirogaleus major

Etymology

From Cheirogaleus (“genus name”) +‎ -idae.

Proper noun

Cheirogaleidae

A taxonomic family within the order Primates – the dwarf lemurs and mouse lemurs.

Hypernyms

(family): Mammalia - class, Theria - subclass, Placentalia - infraclass, Primates - order, Strepsirrhini - suborder, Lemuriformes - infraorder, Cheirogaleoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Allocebus, Cheirogaleus, Microcebus, Mirza, Phaner (genera)

References

Cheirogaleidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cheirogaleidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cheirogaleidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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