Original description:
Lemur mongoz Linnaeus, 1766, Syst. Nat. , 12th ed., 1: 44.
Synonyms:
Lemur nigrifrons E. Geoffroy, 1812
Lemur albimanus E. Geoffroy, 1812
Lemur anjouanensis E. Geoffroy, 1812
Maki mongous Muirhead, 1819
Prosimia micromongoz Lesson, 1840
Prosimia macromongoz Lesson, 1840 (pro parte)
Prosimia bugi Lesson, 1840
Prosimia brissonii Lesson, 1840
Prosimia ocularis Lesson, 1840
Lemur cuvieri Fitzinger, 1870
Propithecus brissonianus Gray, 1870
Lemur johannae Trouessart, 1904
Lemur mongos Elliot, 1907
Common names:
Mongoose Lemur [English]
Mongous Lemur [English]
Lémur mongoz [French]
Mongozmaki [German]
Mongoz [Dutch]
Gidro [Malagasy]
Dredrika [Malagasy]
Komba [Comorose]