Daubentonia

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Daubentonia - type genus; coextensive with the family Daubentoniidae

genus Daubentonia

mammal genus - a genus of mammals

Daubentoniidae, family Daubentoniidae - comprising solely the aye-aye

aye-aye, Daubentonia madagascariensis - nocturnal lemur with long bony fingers and rodent-like incisor teeth closely related to the lemurs

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The aye-aye, or Daubentonia madagascariensis (daw-ben-TOE-nee-uh ma-duh-GAS-ker-ee-EN-sis), belongs to a group of primates called lemurs (see Nuts & Bolts, p.

Night fright: scientists look past an animal's spooky appearances in a quest to protect it

Many different plant communities are present, many of them of great importance to the local human population and for the native animal species, such as the aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis).

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Acer rubrum, Diospyros virginiana and Daubentonia drummondii are well represented, but their low dominance can be attributed to small trunk diameters.

Vegetation and elevational gradients within a bottomland hardwood forest of southeastern Louisiana

Officially called Daubentonia madagascariensis, the nocturnal aye-aye is the only living representative of its taxonomic family.