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Hubbard's sportive lemur

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Hubbard's sportive lemur (Lepilemur hubbardorum), also called the Zombitse sportive lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to southwestern Madagascar, with a total length of about 51 to 59 cm of which 23 to 25 cm is tail. It is found north of the Onilahy River and south of the Mangoky River in Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park, in dry transitional forests. It was described as a new species in 2006 when mitochondrial DNA showed it differed significantly from the red-tailed sportive lemur. An extrapolation from an 18-night survey suggests 16,500 to 18,000 individuals in the park. It is listed as endangered by the IUCN.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Threats
Biological Resource Use 2
Threats
Natural System Modifications 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Conservation Status
Endangered 2
Body Size Band
Small 2
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix I 3
Connections

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Lepilemuridae, Taxa
Source Sportive lemur (Wikipedia)

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Source Hubbard's sportive lemur (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
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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. Hubbard's sportive lemur (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature
  • Lead, threats
    threatened by habitat loss and degradation, forest fires, and unsustainable levels of hunting
  • Lead, where it lives
    is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar
  • Description
    total length of about 51 to 59 cm
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3. Wikipedia: Lemur
Conservation
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All species are listed by CITES on Appendix I
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