Nature Atlas

How Nature Works
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Specy

Fleurette's sportive lemur

Mammals

Fleurette's sportive lemur (Lepilemur fleuretae), also called the Andohahela sportive lemur, is a nocturnal, solitary and largely leaf-eating sportive lemur of extreme southeastern Madagascar. It lives in lowland rainforest in Andohahela National Park, the Tsitongambarika Protected Area and surrounding forest patches, in an estimated range of 2,532 square kilometres. It is predominantly gray on the back, weighs 800 to 980 g and measures 51 to 56 cm in total length. Sixty-five percent of its diet is leaves and the rest is fruit and flowers. It has been listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2020, mainly because of habitat loss.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Threats
Biological Resource Use 1
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 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 Fleurette's sportive lemur (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Source Fleurette's sportive lemur (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Fleurette's sportive lemur (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar
Sources
1. Fleurette's sportive lemur (Wikipedia)
  • Threats and conservation
    As of 2020, Fleurette's sportive lemur has been listed as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List
  • Lead
    Like all members of its genus, it is nocturnal, and largely folivorous
  • Threats and conservation, threats
    hunting may also be a threat due to its apparent lack of fear towards humans
  • Lead, where it lives
    is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar
  • Description
    adding up to a total length of 51
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Distribution and habitat
    inhabits lowland rainforests
  • In Ecosystem: Madagascar Rainforests, Distribution and habitat
    inhabits lowland rainforests
View the Source
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.
View the Source
3. Wikipedia: Lemur
Conservation
Quote, Conservation
All species are listed by CITES on Appendix I
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.