鼠狐猴属

鼠狐猴属
	大鼠狐猴（Cheirogaleus major）
保护状况
	CITES 附录Ⅰ（CITES）
科学分类
界：	动物界 Animalia
门：	脊索动物门 Chordata
纲：	哺乳纲 Mammalia
目：	灵长目 Primates
科：	鼠狐猴科 Cheirogaleidae
属：	鼠狐猴属 Cheirogaleus; É. Geoffroy, 1812
模式种
	大鼠狐猴 C. major; É. Geoffroy, 1812
Species
	见正文
异名
	Cebugale Lesson, 1840; Mioxocebus, Lesson, 1840; Chirogale Gloger, 1841; Myspithecus, F. Cuvier, 1842; Opolemur Gray, 1872; Altililemur Elliot, 1913; Altilemur Weber, 1928;

鼠狐猴属（学名：Cheirogaleus）为灵长目鼠狐猴科的一属，和其他狐猴一样，所有的鼠狐猴均为马达加斯加的特有种。

描述

鼠狐猴属的体长约为19至27厘米（7.5至10.6英寸），尾长约为16至17厘米（6.3至6.7英寸），总体来说，体型略大于倭狐猴，略小于驯狐猴。牠们的头部比起其他狐猴更趋近于球型，但口鼻部（英语：Snout）比驯狐猴长。后肢较前肢稍长，肢间指数（英语：intermembral index）平均约为71；但不具有鼬狐猴或大狐猴那样的延长的四肢。鼠狐猴在抓握物件或树枝时，会将物体握于第二指与第三指之间，这项特征与南美洲的猴类似；相较之下，其他灵长类大多会将物体握于拇指和食指之间。鼠狐猴的指甲尖锐，略向上翘^[4]。

鼠狐猴栖息于马达加斯加东部海岸林下层林丛中，为夜行性及四足步行；会在为期四至五个月的冬季时会进入蛰伏状态，并以储存于尾部的脂肪维生。和其他夜行性的原猿类（英语：Prosimian）物种一样，鼠狐猴多半为独居或成对。白天则会蜷缩于树洞内的巢穴睡觉，会透过粪便来标记领域。牠们的主食包括水果、花朵，甚至会协助部分植物物种传播花粉^[4]。

分类学

截至2018年，目前已知的鼠狐猴属物种共有9种。本属包括以下物种：

蒙塔尼琥珀鼠狐猴 Cheirogaleus andysabini Lei, McLain, Frasier, Taylor, Bailey, Engberg, Ginter, Nash, Randriamampionona, Groves, Mittermeier & Louis, 2015^[5]
毛耳侏儒狐猴 Cheirogaleus crossleyi A.Grandidier, 1870
格罗夫斯鼠狐猴 Cheirogaleus grovesi McLain, Lei, Frasier, Taylor, Bailey, Robertson, Nash, Randriamanana, Mittermeier & Louis, 2017^[6]
拉瓦索阿鼠狐猴 Cheirogaleus lavasoensis Thiele, Razafimahatratra & Hapke, 2013
大鼠狐猴 Cheirogaleus major É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812
肥尾鼠狐猴 Cheirogaleus medius É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812
小灰鼠狐猴 Cheirogaleus minusculus Groves, 2000
安卡哈那鼠狐猴 Cheirogaleus shethi Frasier, Lei, McLain, Taylor, Bailey, Ginter, Nash, Randriamampionona, Groves, Mittermeier & Louis, 2016^[7]
西比鼠狐猴 Cheirogaleus sibreei (Forsyth Major, 1896)
Cheirogaleus thomasi (Forsyth Major, 1894)

参考文献

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 Groves, C. P. Genus Cheirogaleus. Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (编). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd. Johns Hopkins University Press. 2005: 111–112. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
^ Harcourt, C. Thornback, J , 编. Lemurs of Madagascar and the Comoros: The IUCN Red Data Book (PDF). World Conservation Union. 1990. ISBN 978-2-88032-957-0. OCLC 28425691.
^ McKenna, MC; Bell, SK. Classification of Mammals: Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press. 1997: 335. ISBN 0-231-11013-8.
^ ^4.0 ^4.1 Ankel-Simons, Friderun. Primate Anatomy : An Introduction 3rd. Durham, North Carolina: Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University. 2007: 55–56. ISBN 978-0-12-372576-9.
^ Runhua Lei, Adam T. McLain, Cynthia L. Frasier, Justin M. Taylor, Carolyn A. Bailey, Shannon E. Engberg, Azure L. Ginter, Stephen D. Nash, Richard Randriamampionona, Colin P. Groves, Russell A. Mittermeier and Edward E. Louis, Jr. 2015. A New Species in the Genus Cheirogaleus (Cheirogaleidae). Primate Conservation. 29 (2): 1–12.
^ Adam T. McLain, Runhua Lei, Cynthia L. Frasier, Justin M. Taylor, Carolyn A. Bailey, Brittani A. D. Robertson, Stephen D. Nash, Jean Claude Randriamanana, Russell A. Mittermeier and Edward E. Louis Jr. 2017. A New Cheirogaleus (Cheirogaleidae: Cheirogaleus crossleyi Group) Species from Southeastern Madagascar. Primate Conservation. 31; 27-36.
^ Cynthia L. Frasier, Runhua Lei, Adam T. McLain, Justin M. Taylor, Carolyn A. Bailey, Azure L. Ginter, Stephen D. Nash, Richard Randriamampionona, Colin P. Groves, Russell A. Mittermeier and Edward E. Louis Jr. 2016. A New Species of Dwarf Lemur (Cheirogaleidae: Cheirogaleus medius Group) from the Ankarana and Andrafiamena-Andavakoera Massifs, Madagascar. Primate Conservation. (30); 59–72.

[msw3-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Groves, C. P. Genus Cheirogaleus. Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (编). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd. Johns Hopkins University Press. 2005: 111–112. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

[2] Harcourt, C. Thornback, J , 编. Lemurs of Madagascar and the Comoros: The IUCN Red Data Book (PDF). World Conservation Union. 1990. ISBN 978-2-88032-957-0. OCLC 28425691.

[1997McKenna-3] McKenna, MC; Bell, SK. Classification of Mammals: Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press. 1997: 335. ISBN 0-231-11013-8.

[Ankel-Simon-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Ankel-Simons, Friderun. Primate Anatomy : An Introduction 3rd. Durham, North Carolina: Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University. 2007: 55–56. ISBN 978-0-12-372576-9.

[5] Runhua Lei, Adam T. McLain, Cynthia L. Frasier, Justin M. Taylor, Carolyn A. Bailey, Shannon E. Engberg, Azure L. Ginter, Stephen D. Nash, Richard Randriamampionona, Colin P. Groves, Russell A. Mittermeier and Edward E. Louis, Jr. 2015. A New Species in the Genus Cheirogaleus (Cheirogaleidae). Primate Conservation. 29 (2): 1–12.

[6] Adam T. McLain, Runhua Lei, Cynthia L. Frasier, Justin M. Taylor, Carolyn A. Bailey, Brittani A. D. Robertson, Stephen D. Nash, Jean Claude Randriamanana, Russell A. Mittermeier and Edward E. Louis Jr. 2017. A New Cheirogaleus (Cheirogaleidae: Cheirogaleus crossleyi Group) Species from Southeastern Madagascar. Primate Conservation. 31; 27-36.

[7] Cynthia L. Frasier, Runhua Lei, Adam T. McLain, Justin M. Taylor, Carolyn A. Bailey, Azure L. Ginter, Stephen D. Nash, Richard Randriamampionona, Colin P. Groves, Russell A. Mittermeier and Edward E. Louis Jr. 2016. A New Species of Dwarf Lemur (Cheirogaleidae: Cheirogaleus medius Group) from the Ankarana and Andrafiamena-Andavakoera Massifs, Madagascar. Primate Conservation. (30); 59–72.

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