| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | MAMMALIA | PRIMATES | PALAEOPROPITHECIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Palaeopropithecus ingens | |||
| Species Authority: | G. Grandidier, 1899 | |||
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| Taxonomic Notes: | Two species of Palaeopropithecus have been described (P. ingens and P. maximus), but some experts do not distinguish between them. | |||
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Extinct ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2008 |
| Assessor/s | Hoffmann, M. |
| Evaluator/s: | Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority) |
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Justification: This species is known only from subfossil remains on Madagascar where radio-carbon dating suggests that it may have survived until around 1620. |
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| Range Description: | Known only from subfossil remains on Madagascar where it is believed to have had a wide distribution. |
| Countries: |
Regionally extinct:
Madagascar
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| Population: | Extinct. Relict populations may have survived until as late as 1300 to 1620 AD (Burney et al. 2004). |
| Habitat and Ecology: | Unknown, although it was believed to be extremely suspensory, hence the name "sloth lemur". |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | The reasons for the extinction are not known. |
| Conservation Actions: | No conservation actions are needed. |
| Citation: | Hoffmann, M. 2008. Palaeopropithecus ingens. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 November 2009. |
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