Lepilemur is the sole living genus of the family Lepilemuridae, a lineage of lemurs endemic to Madagascar known as sportive lemurs, comprising roughly 26 recognized species. They are medium-sized, strictly nocturnal and largely arboreal primates, measuring 30 to 35 centimeters in body length with a tail of similar length and weighing up to about 0.9 kilograms, with grey-brown to reddish fur above and pale underparts. The family was formerly named Megaladapidae until the extinct giant genus Megaladapis was reclassified elsewhere, and sportive lemurs move by powerful leaps and, on the ground, a kangaroo-like hop. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
Living or Extinct Taxonomic Rank In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Madagascar, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ834470, descriptionView the Source 2. Sportive lemur (Wikipedia)
Introduction
The sportive lemurs are the medium-sized primates that make up the family Lepilemuridae.
- Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
View the SourceWikidata: Lepilemuridae
Wikidata Q834470, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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