NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Sanford's Brown Lemur
Eulemur sanfordi (Archbold, 1932)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Sanford's brown lemur (Eulemur sanfordi) male, Ankarana Reserve, Madagascar
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Open encyclopedia reference
Sanford's brown lemur (Eulemur sanfordi), or Sanford's lemur, is a species of strepsirrhine primate in the family Lemuridae. Sanford's brown lemur was previously considered a subspecies of the common brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus) but was raised to full species in 2001. It is named after Leonard Cutler Sanford, a trustee of the American Museum of Natural History.
Wikipedia contributors, Sanford's brown lemur; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:16:41.541529+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Eulemur sanfordi (Archbold, 1932)
- Name authority
- (Archbold, 1932)
- Common name
- Sanford's Brown Lemur
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Lemuridae
- Genus
- Eulemur
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderPrimates Linnaeus, 1758
- suborderStrepsirrhini É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812
- infraorderLemuriformes Gray, 1821
- superfamilyLemuroidea Gray, 1821
- familyLemuridae Gray, 1821
- genusEulemur Simons & Rumpler, 1988
- speciesEulemur sanfordi (Archbold, 1932)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eulemur. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Red-collared Brown LemurEulemur collaris (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812) | LemuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-fronted LemurEulemur rufus (Audebert, 1799) | LemuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black LemurEulemur macaco (Linnaeus, 1766) | LemuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crowned LemurEulemur coronatus (Gray, 1842) | LemuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown LemurEulemur fulvus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1796) | LemuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-fronted Brown LemurEulemur albifrons (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1796) | LemuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-fronted Brown LemurEulemur rufifrons (Bennett, 1833) | LemuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=944076 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6H9NW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.