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Amber Mountain fork-marked lemur

Mammals

The Amber Mountain fork-marked lemur, also known as the Montagne d'Ambre fork-crowned lemur, is a small primate found only in northern Madagascar, named for the Amber Mountain National Park where it lives. It is light gray on the back and belly, with a thick dark crown, dorsal stripe, tail, hands and feet. It is distinguished from mouse lemurs by its size and from other nocturnal lemurs by the forked pattern on the crown, its very loud calls and its head-bobbing movements. It lives in Montagne d'Ambre and Ankarana in wet and dry forest. The IUCN lists it as vulnerable, the annual burning of its habitat is its main threat, and it is on CITES Appendix I.

Facts
Classification
Population Trend
Decreasing 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Threats
Natural System Modifications 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Conservation Status
Endangered 4
Body Size Band
Small 3
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix I 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cheirogaleidae, Taxa
Source Wikipedia: Cheirogaleidae

In Biome

Tropical Dry Forest, Biomes
Source Amber Mountain fork-marked lemur (Wikipedia)
Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source Amber Mountain fork-marked lemur (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Madagascar Dry Deciduous Forests, Ecosystems
Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Phaner electromontis (GBIF species record)
Madagascar Rainforests, Ecosystems
Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Phaner electromontis (GBIF species record)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Madagascar

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikipedia: CheirogaleidaeLead, rangetier 2
Quote, Lead, range
Like all other lemurs, cheirogaleids live exclusively on the island of Madagascar.
Sources
1. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Phaner electromontis (GBIF species record)
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Descriptions: Status and Conservation
    However, at the IUCN / SSC Lemur Red-Listing Workshop held in July 2012, the Montagne d’Ambre Fork-marked Lemur was assessed as endangered due to its small extent of occurrence and ongoing decline.
  • In Ecosystem: Madagascar Rainforests, Descriptions: Habitat
    Habitat. Secondary tropical moist forest, dry deciduous forest, and gallery forest at elevations of 50 - 1000 m.
  • In Ecosystem: Madagascar Dry Deciduous Forests, Descriptions: Habitat
    Habitat. Secondary tropical moist forest, dry deciduous forest, and gallery forest at elevations of 50 - 1000 m.
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2. Wikipedia: Cheirogaleidae
Wikipedia
  • Characteristics, arboreal habit
    Dwarf and mouse lemurs are nocturnal and arboreal.
  • Lead, range
    Like all other lemurs, cheirogaleids live exclusively on the island of Madagascar.
  • In Group: Primate Species, Lead
    The Cheirogaleidae are the family of strepsirrhine primates containing the various dwarf and mouse lemurs.
  • Child Taxon Of: Cheirogaleidae, Classification
    Amber Mountain fork-marked lemur, Phaner electromontis
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3. Amber Mountain fork-marked lemur (Wikipedia)
  • Conservation
    It is listed in CITES Appendix I.
  • Description, weight
    an average weight of 387g
  • Conservation, threats
    Its most prominent threat is the annual burning of its habitat.
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Habitat
    The Amber Mountain fork-marked lemur mainly inhabits both the wet and dry forest.
  • In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Habitat
    The Amber Mountain fork-marked lemur mainly inhabits both the wet and dry forest.
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4. Mammal Diversity Database: Phaner electromontis (Mammal Diversity Database taxon page)
Mammal Diversity Database
  • IUCN Red List status
    Endangered
  • Species status
    Living
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