Megaladapis

Megaladapis
Temporal range: Pleistocene-Holocene
Megaladapis edwardsi skeleton
Extinct (1280–1420 CE)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Superfamily: Lemuroidea
Family: †Megaladapidae
Forsyth Major, 1894[1]
Genus: †Megaladapis
Forsyth Major, 1894[1]
Species

Subgenus Peloriadapis

  • †M. edwardsi

Subgenus Megaladapis

  • †M. madagascariensis
  • †M. grandidieri

Megaladapis, informally known as the koala lemur,[1][2] is an extinct genus of lemurs belonging to the family Megaladapidae, consisting of three species that once inhabited the island of Madagascar. The largest measured between 1.3 to 1.5 m (4 to 5 ft) in length.

  1. ^ a b c Mittermeier, Russell A.; et al. (2006). Lemurs of Madagascar (2nd ed.). Conservation International. pp. 46–49. ISBN 978-1-881173-88-5.
  2. ^ Nowak, Ronald M. (1999). Walker's Primates of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-8018-6251-9.