The gray-backed sportive lemur (Lepilemur dorsalis), also known as Gray's sportive lemur or the back-striped sportive lemur, is a species of lemur in the family Lepilemuridae and is endemic to Madagascar. The sources read for this entry say only that it is threatened by habitat loss, and they give no further detail on its range, size or habits, so those facts are left for a later fill. Sportive lemurs as a group are strictly nocturnal, mostly arboreal leaf-eaters that move through the trees by long leaps, but nothing species-specific is stated beyond what is given here.
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is a species of lemur in the family Lepilemuridae
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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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All species are listed by CITES on Appendix I
3. Mammal Diversity Database: Lepilemur dorsalis
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IUCN Red List status Endangered
Gray-backed sportive lemur (Wikipedia)
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is a species of lemur in the family Lepilemuridae
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