Original description:
Lemur macaco macaco Linnaeus, 1766, Systema Naturae 12th edition, 1: 34.
Synonyms:
Lemur macaco niger Schreber, 1775
Lemur leucomystax Bartlett, 1862
Varecia nigra Gray, 1863
Common names:
Black Lemur [English]
Lémur Macaco [French]
Mohrenmaki [German]
Moormaki [Dutch]
Akomba [Malagasy] (sakalava dialect)
Komba [Malagasy] (sakalava dialect)
Ankomba [Malagasy]