Betsileo sportive lemur

The Betsileo sportive lemur (Lepilemur betsileo) is a nocturnal, largely leaf-eating sportive lemur endemic to the Fandriana region of central-eastern Madagascar, where it lives in rainforest. It was described in 2006 from genetic samples and measurements collected in 2000 and 2004, and its name refers to the Betsileo people. It is grayish to reddish-brown with a sharply contrasting black tail and a white lower face, measures about 53 cm in total length and weighs 1.1 to 1.2 kg. Habitat loss from agriculture, resource use and unsustainable hunting threatens it.