James' sportive lemur, called Lepilemur jamesi when first described in 2006 and now often Lepilemur jamesorum, is also known as the Manombo sportive lemur. It is a nocturnal, largely leaf-eating sportive lemur of southeastern Madagascar, known from the Manombo Special Reserve and Manombo Classified Forest, one of the last low-altitude coastal rainforests of the southeast. It is medium-sized for its genus, with a total length of 56 cm and a weight of about 780 g. About 1,386 individuals were estimated in 2010. It is Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List and appeared twice on the list of the world's 25 most endangered primates.
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Population Trend System (Realm) ThreatsAgriculture and Aquaculture 1 ThreatsBiological Resource Use 1 Relationship to People Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Comparison
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is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar
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Threats and conservation
led to its listing as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List in 2020
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it is nocturnal and largely folivorous
Taxonomy and phylogenetics
James' sportive lemur is in decline due to habitat loss from shifting agriculture
Threats and conservation, threats
habitat loss from shifting agriculture and unsustainable levels of hunting
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is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar
Description
It weighs approximately 780 g
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Distribution and habitat
inhabits one of the last remaining, low-altitude coastal rainforests in the southeast
In Ecosystem: Madagascar Rainforests, Distribution and habitat
inhabits one of the last remaining, low-altitude coastal rainforests in the southeast
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== 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.
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All species are listed by CITES on Appendix I
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