Peyrieras's woolly lemur, Avahi peyrierasi, also called Peyrieras's avahi, is a nocturnal, tree-living lemur of the lowland and montane rainforests of southeastern Madagascar. It weighs about a kilogram and lives mostly on young leaves, which make up roughly 98 percent of its diet, with a few flowers and fruits. It occurs south of the Mangoro and Nesivolo river systems and also persists in secondary forest and disturbed fragments. The IUCN lists it as Vulnerable and it is on CITES Appendix I; habitat loss and poaching threaten it, and a decline of at least 30 percent is expected between 2020 and 2050.
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is a species of woolly lemur endemic to lowland and montane rainforests in southeastern Madagascar
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1. Indriidae (Wikipedia)
Characteristics
The 19 extant Indriidae species vary considerably in size.
Characteristics, diet
Indriidae are herbivores, eating mostly leaves, fruits, and flowers.
Characteristics, system
All species are arboreal, though they do come to the ground occasionally.
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Peyrieras's woolly lemur, Avahi peyrierasi
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Behavior
Peyrieras's woolly lemur is nocturnal and arboreal.
Conservation status
Peyrieras's woolly lemur is listed as a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List, and is scheduled under CITES Appendix I.
Conservation status, threats
Both habitat loss and poaching threaten the species, though poaching for consumption is a less pressing danger than it is for other species because of the bitter taste of A. peyrierasi's meat.
Conservation status, population trend
A population decline of at least 30% in anticipated to occur between 2020 and 2050.
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is a species of woolly lemur endemic to lowland and montane rainforests in southeastern Madagascar
Description
It weighs between 0.9 and 1.2 kilograms
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