aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)

aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)

Description
English: Wild aye aye.
Date 23 October 2014, 18:35:54
Source https://www.flickr.com/photos/nomissimon/15819070729/
Author nomis-simon
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wild_aye_aye.jpg

The aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is a lemur, a strepsirrhine primate native to Madagascar that combines rodent-like teeth that perpetually grow and a special thin middle finger. The aye-aye is the only extant member of the genus Daubentonia and family Daubentoniidae. It is currently classified as Endangered by the IUCN; and a second species, Daubentonia robusta, appears to have become extinct at some point within the last 1000 years. Order: Primates, Suborder: Strepsirrhini, Superfamily: Lemuroidea, Family: Daubentoniidae, Genus: Daubentonia, Species: Daubentonia madagascariensis (Gmelin, 1788).
Synonyms:
Lemur psilodactylus Schreber, 1800
Cheiromys madagascariensis laniger G. Grandidier, 1930


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Description		aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) Description English: Wild aye aye. Date 23 October 2014, 18:35:54 Source https://www.flickr.com/photos/nomissimon/15819070729/ Author nomis-simon Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wild_aye_aye.jpg The aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is a lemur, a strepsirrhine primate native to Madagascar that combines rodent-like teeth that perpetually grow and a special thin middle finger. The aye-aye is the only extant member of the genus Daubentonia and family Daubentoniidae. It is currently classified as Endangered by the IUCN; and a second species, Daubentonia robusta, appears to have become extinct at some point within the last 1000 years. Order: Primates, Suborder: Strepsirrhini, Superfamily: Lemuroidea, Family: Daubentoniidae, Genus: Daubentonia, Species: Daubentonia madagascariensis (Gmelin, 1788). Synonyms: Lemur psilodactylus Schreber, 1800 Cheiromys madagascariensis laniger G. Grandidier, 1930

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