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Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur

Mammals

The Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur (Hapalemur alaotrensis), known locally as the bandro, is a bamboo lemur endemic to the reed beds in and around Lac Alaotra in north-eastern Madagascar. It is about 40 cm long with a tail of similar length, weighs 1.1 to 1.4 kg and has dense, woolly gray-brown fur. It is the only primate adapted to living in papyrus reeds and, unlike other bamboo lemurs, feeds on papyrus stems, Phragmites shoots and other grasses rather than bamboo. Its population is declining as the marsh is converted to rice fields, burned and hunted. The IUCN rates it critically endangered and it is on CITES Appendix I.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
Population Trend
Decreasing 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial and Freshwater 1
Threats
Agriculture and Aquaculture 1
Threats
Biological Resource Use 1
Threats
Natural System Modifications 1
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 1
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix I 1
Conservation Status
Critically Endangered 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Lemuridae, Taxa
Source Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Wetlands, Biomes
Source Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Lake Alaotra Wetlands, Ecosystems
Source Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Madagascar

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Source Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur (Wikipedia)Lead, system
Quote, Lead, system
It is endemic to the reed beds in and around Lac Alaotra, in northeast Madagascar.
Sources
1. Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated it as being "critically endangered"
  • Article text
    it feeds on the stems of papyrus reeds, shoots of the grass Phragmites communis
  • Lead, system
    It is endemic to the reed beds in and around Lac Alaotra, in northeast Madagascar.
  • Article text, population trend
    The population of Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur is declining
  • Article text, threats
    as suitable habitat around the lake is being destroyed and converted to rice fields
  • Article text, threats (2)
    Other threats include the burning of the marshland and hunting of the lemurs for food and the pet trade.
  • Article text, cites appendix
    The species is listed in CITES Appendix I.
  • In Ecosystem: Lake Alaotra Wetlands, Lead, range
    It is endemic to the reed beds in and around Lac Alaotra
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