The greater bamboo lemur (Prolemur simus) is the largest bamboo lemur, endemic to the bamboo forests of eastern Madagascar and the only member of its genus. Head-body length is 40 to 42 cm with a tail of 45 to 48 cm, and males average 2.75 kg. It has a truncated muzzle, white-tufted ears and a gray-brown coat in two colour morphs. It is a bamboo specialist, with woody bamboo up to 95 percent of the diet, and is cathemeral. It is the only lemur with a male-dominated social hierarchy. Thought extinct until its rediscovery in 1964, it is now critically endangered, listed on CITES Appendix I, with about 1,000 wild individuals identified by 2015.
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is a species of lemur endemic to bamboo forests in eastern Madagascar
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is now classified as critically endangered by the IUCN Red List
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It is a cathemeral species, as it can be active during the day and at night.
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The greater bamboo lemur is a bamboo specialist; woody bamboos comprise up to 95% of an individual's diet
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being more terrestrial during the austral summer and more arboreal during the austral winter
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with 1,000 wild individuals having been identified by 2015
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Anthropogenic threats to the survival of the species include poaching and habitat loss due to slash and burn agriculture, mining, climate change, and illegal logging.
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is listed under Appendix I by CITES
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with body weights averaging 2.75 kg (6.1 lb) in males and 2.61 kg (5.8 lb) in females
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is a species of lemur endemic to bamboo forests in eastern Madagascar
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17.6 years (captivity)
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