Lepilemuridae is a family of primates commonly known as the sportive lemurs. The family consists of a single extant genus, Lepilemur, with roughly twenty six species. Sportive lemurs are closely related to the other lemurs and live exclusively on the island of Madagascar.
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Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ3830736, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Sportive lemur
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source 3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Lepilemuridae
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 25
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Lepilemuridae
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Lepilemuridae" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 0.0117 ... "early_interval": "Holocene"
Wikidata: Lepilemuridae
Wikidata Q834470, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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