Cheirogaleidae (family)

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Scope note
Family containing five genera, with 25 or more living species of dwarf, mouse, and fork-crowned lemurs, all from Madagascar, including the smallest living primates. The number of species cannot be precisely given, as new species continue to be discovered; they date from the Holocene.
Cheirogaleidae
Accepted term: 03-Feb-2025