Cheirogaleidae

Translingual

Cheirogaleus major

Etymology

From Cheirogaleus (“genus name”) +‎ -idae.

Proper noun

Cheirogaleidae

A taxonomic family within the order Primates – dwarf lemurs and mouse lemurs.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Strepsirrhini - suborder; Lemuriformes - infraorder; Cheirogaleoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Allocebus, Cheirogaleus, Microcebus, Mirza, Phaner (genera)

References

Cheirogaleidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cheirogaleidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Cheirogaleidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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