Mammalia - Primates - Daubentoniidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 232753

Alternative combinations: Cheiromys madagascariensis, Chiromys madagascariensis, Myslemur madagascariensis, Myspithecus madagascariensis, Sciurus madagascariensis

Synonym: Lemur psilodactylus Shaw 1800 (taxon 232759)

Belongs to Daubentonia according to A. Quinn and D. E. Wilson 2004

Sister taxon: Daubentonia robusta

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Average measurements (in mm): femur length 126.9, humerus length 86.2, radius length 87.1, scapula 49.2 x 31.7, skull 88.4 x 65.1, tibia length 120.9, ulna length 103.4

Estimated body mass: 5.00 kg based on femur length, humerus length, tibia length, and ulna length