鼠狐猴屬

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
模式種
	大鼠狐猴 C. major; É. Geoffroy, 1812
Species
	见正文
異名
	Cebugale Lesson, 1840; Mioxocebus, Lesson, 1840; Chirogale Gloger, 1841; Myspithecus, F. Cuvier, 1842; Opolemur Gray, 1872; Altililemur Elliot, 1913; Altilemur Weber, 1928;

鼠狐猴屬（學名：Cheirogaleus）為靈長目鼠狐猴科的一屬，和其他狐猴一樣，所有的鼠狐猴均為馬達加斯加的特有種。

描述

鼠狐猴屬的體長約為19至27厘米（7.5至10.6英寸），尾長約為16至17厘米（6.3至6.7英寸），總體來說，體型略大於倭狐猴，略小於馴狐猴。牠們的頭部比起其他狐猴更趨近於球型，但口鼻部（英语：Snout）比馴狐猴長。後肢較前肢稍長，肢間指數（英语：intermembral index）平均約為71；但不具有鼬狐猴或大狐猴那樣的延長的四肢。鼠狐猴在抓握物件或樹枝時，會將物體握於第二指與第三指之間，這項特徵與南美洲的猴類似；相較之下，其他靈長類大多會將物體握於拇指和食指之間。鼠狐猴的指甲尖銳，略向上翹^[4]。

鼠狐猴棲息於馬達加斯加東部海岸林下層林叢中，為夜行性及四足步行；會在為期四至五個月的冬季時會進入蟄伏狀態，並以儲存於尾部的脂肪維生。和其他夜行性的原猿類（英语：Prosimian）物種一樣，鼠狐猴多半為獨居或成對。白天則會蜷縮於樹洞內的巢穴睡覺，會透過糞便來標記領域。牠們的主食包括水果、花朵，甚至會協助部分植物物種傳播花粉^[4]。

分類學

截至2018年，目前已知的鼠狐猴屬物種共有9種。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
格羅夫斯鼠狐猴 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)

參考文獻

^ ^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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