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Wright's sportive lemur

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Wright's sportive lemur (Lepilemur wrightae), also called the Kalambatritra sportive lemur, is a nocturnal, largely leaf-eating sportive lemur of southeastern Madagascar, known only from Kalambatritra Special Reserve and the unprotected Beakora Forest, with an extent of occurrence of 874 square kilometres. Unlike the other members of its genus it shows visible sexual dimorphism, since females have a sharply contrasting gray head. It weighs 950 to 1,100 g and is 49 to 52 cm long. It lives in mid-altitude rainforest and was listed as endangered by the IUCN in 2020, with wildfires lit to clear grazing land and illegal activities contributing to its decline.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
Population Trend
Decreasing 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Threats
Agriculture and Aquaculture 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Conservation Status
Endangered 1
Body Size Band
Small 1
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix I 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Lepilemuridae, Taxa
Source Sportive lemur (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Source Wright's sportive lemur (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

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Source Wright's sportive lemur (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
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is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar
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1. Wright's sportive lemur (Wikipedia)
  • Threats and conservation
    was listed as an endangered species by the IUCN in 2020
  • Lead
    it is nocturnal and largely folivorous
  • Threats and conservation, population trend
    Factors causing and contributing to the species' decline include wildfires
  • Threats and conservation, threats
    wildfires lit by humans to clear areas for cattle grazing and illegal activities such as marijuana cultivation and cattle rustling
  • Lead, where it lives
    is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar
  • Description
    It weighs 950
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Distribution and habitat
    inhabits mid-altitude rainforest
  • In Ecosystem: Madagascar Rainforests, Distribution and habitat
    inhabits mid-altitude rainforest
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2. 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.
  • Lead
    The family consists of only one extant genus, Lepilemur.
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3. Wikipedia: Lemur
Conservation
Quote, Conservation
All species are listed by CITES on Appendix I
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