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Grewcock's sportive lemur

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Grewcock's sportive lemur (Lepilemur grewcockorum), also called the Anjiamangirana sportive lemur, is a medium-sized sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. It has a total length of about 55 to 63 cm, of which 26 to 30 cm is tail, and lives in the dry deciduous forests of northwestern Madagascar. It was first named Lepilemur grewcocki, but the name was found to be incorrectly formed and was corrected in 2009. It was also found to be synonymous with the Manasamody sportive lemur, because the sampling sites of the two were within 2 km of each other and no geographic barrier could be identified.

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Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Body Size Band
Small 3
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix I 2
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Lepilemuridae, Taxa
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Source Grewcock's sportive lemur (Wikipedia)Lead
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is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar
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1. Sportive lemur (Wikipedia)
  • == Behaviour and ecology ==
    Sportive lemurs are strictly nocturnal and predominantly arboreal, moving among the trees with long jumps powered by their strong hind legs.
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    The family consists of only one extant genus, Lepilemur.
  • Behaviour and ecology, diet
    They are mainly herbivores and their diet consists predominantly of leaves.
  • Behaviour and ecology
    Sportive lemurs are strictly nocturnal
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2. Wikipedia: Lemur
Conservation
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All species are listed by CITES on Appendix I
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3. Grewcock's sportive lemur (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar
  • Description
    total length of about 55 to 63 cm
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