Palaeopropithecus ingens

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	PRIMATES	PALAEOPROPITHECIDAE

Scientific Name:	Palaeopropithecus ingens
Species Authority:	G. Grandidier, 1899
Common Name/s: English – Large Sloth Lemur
Taxonomic Notes:	Two species of Palaeopropithecus have been described (P. ingens and P. maximus), but some experts do not distinguish between them.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Extinct     ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Hoffmann, M.
Reviewer/s:	Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority)
Justification: This species is known only from subfossil remains on Madagascar where radio-carbon dating suggests that it may have survived until around 1620.

Geographic Range [top]

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 [top]

Population:

Extinct. Relict populations may have survived until as late as 1300 to 1620 AD (Burney et al. 2004).

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Unknown, although it was believed to be extremely suspensory, hence the name "sloth lemur".
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

The reasons for the extinction are not known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

No conservation actions are needed.

Bibliography [top]

Ando, M. and Corbet, G. B. 1966. The Terrestrial Mammals of Western Europe. G.T. Foulis & Co., London, UK.