Pariente's fork-marked lemur, also called the Sambirano fork-marked lemur, is a lemur endemic to the Sambirano region of northwestern Madagascar. It has light brown to gray upperparts, a prominent facial fork and a dorsal stripe that runs from the tail tip to the head and rejoins at the nose, and a white-tipped tail. It lives in lowland and mid-altitude humid forests and is nocturnal. It is an omnivore, eating tree gum, sap, bud exudates, insects and larvae, and it sleeps in nests abandoned by other lemurs, particularly Coquerel's giant mouse lemur. It was once treated as a subspecies of the Masoala fork-marked lemur, it is threatened by habitat destruction, and it is on CITES Appendix I.
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Population Trend System (Realm) ThreatsAgriculture and Aquaculture 2 Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikipedia: Cheirogaleidae
In Biome
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In Ecosystem
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Source Wikipedia: CheirogaleidaeLead, rangetier 2Quote, Lead, range
Like all other lemurs, cheirogaleids live exclusively on the island of Madagascar.
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1. Pariente's fork-marked lemur (Wikipedia)
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It is listed on CITES Appendix I.
Lead, diet
It is an omnivore, eating tree gum, sap, bud exudes, insects and larvae.
In Ecosystem: Madagascar Rainforests, Lead, habitat
It is found in lowland and mid-altitude humid forests and is nocturnal.
View the Source2. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Phaner parienti (GBIF species record)
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Descriptions: Status and Conservation
However, at the IUCN / SSC Lemur Red-Listing Workshop held in July 2012, the Sambirano Fork-marked Lemur was assessed as endangered due to an ongoing and predicted population decline of more than 50 % over 10 years.
Descriptions: Status and Conservation, threats
The Sambirano Fork-marked Lemuris threatened mainly by habitat destruction due to slash-and-burn agriculture, in some instances for the illegal growing of Cannabis.
Descriptions: Descriptive notes
360 g in weight.
View the Source 3. Wikipedia: Cheirogaleidae
WikipediaCharacteristics, arboreal habit
Dwarf and mouse lemurs are nocturnal and arboreal.
Lead, range
Like all other lemurs, cheirogaleids live exclusively on the island of Madagascar.
In Group: Primate Species, Lead
The Cheirogaleidae are the family of strepsirrhine primates containing the various dwarf and mouse lemurs.
Child Taxon Of: Cheirogaleidae, Classification
Pariente's fork-marked lemur, Phaner parienti
View the Source 4. Mammal Diversity Database: Phaner parienti (Mammal Diversity Database taxon page)
Mammal Diversity DatabaseIUCN Red List status
Endangered
Species status
Living
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