Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Order Primates Linnaeus, 1758 - primates
     Family Lemuridae Gray, 1821 - large lemurs
       Genus Lemur Linnaeus, 1758 - ring-tailed lemur
         0.1 Lemur murinus J.F. Miller, 1777 see Microcebus murinus (J.F. Miller, 1777)
         0.1.0 Lemur pusillus É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1795 see Microcebus murinus (J.F. Miller, 1777)
         0.2 Lemur furcifer Blainville, 1839 see Phaner furcifer (Blainville, 1839)
         0.3 Lemur mongoz Linnaeus, 1766 see Eulemur mongoz (C. Linnaeus, 1766)
         0.4 Lemur griseus Link, 1795 see Hapalemur griseus (Link, 1795)
         0.4.0 Lemur griseus É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812 see Hapalemur griseus (Link, 1795)
         1 Lemur catta Linnaeus, 1758 - ring-tailed lemur
         n.1 Lemur macaco Linnaeus, 1766 see Eulemur macaco (C. Linnaeus, 1766)
         n.1.0 Lemur varius É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire see Varecia variegata (Kerr, in Linnaeus, 1792)
         n.2 Lemur laniger Gmelin, 1788 see Avahi laniger (Gmelin, 1788)