Original description:
Lepilemur ruficaudatus A. Grandidier, 1867, Rev. Mag. Zool. Paris, ser. 2, 19: 256.
Synonyms:
Lepilemur pallidicauda Gray, 1873
Common names:
Red-tailed Sportive Lemur [English]
Red-tailed Weasel Lemur [English]
Lépilémur à Queue Rousse [French]
Rotschwanz-Wieselmaki [German]
Kleine Wezelmaki [Dutch]
Boengy [Malagasy] (Morondava, onomatopoetic)
Boenga [Malagasy] (Morondava, onomatopoetic)