Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Primates Linnaeus, 1758 - primates
       Suborder Strepsirrhini Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812
         Infraorder Lemuriformes Gregory, 1915
           Superfamily Cheirogaleoidea Gray, 1873
             Family Cheirogaleidae Gray, 1873 - dwarf lemurs and mouse lemurs
               Genus Cheirogaleus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812 - dwarf lemurs
                 1 Cheirogaleus adipicaudatus Grandidier, 1868
                 2 Cheirogaleus crossleyi A. Grandidier, 1870
                 3 Cheirogaleus major É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812 - greater dwarf lemur
                 4 Cheirogaleus medius É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812 - fat-tailed dwarf lemur
                 5 Cheirogaleus minusculus Groves, 2000
                 6 Cheirogaleus ravus Groves, 2000
                 7 Cheirogaleus sibreei Forsyth Major, 1896