Randrianasolo's sportive lemur (Lepilemur randrianasoloi), also called the Bemaraha sportive lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to a small area of western Madagascar. It inhabits dry deciduous forests, including Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park, in a range estimated at under 2,200 square kilometres. It was described in 2006 and named for the Malagasy researcher Georges Randrianasolo, and a follow-up description in 2017 made the name valid. It has 40 chromosomes, a total length of about 49 to 56 cm and a tail of 21 to 26 cm. Forest clearing for agriculture and timber is its main threat, and climate change is expected to shrink its range by 87 percent by 2080.
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System (Realm) ThreatsAgriculture and Aquaculture 2 ThreatsBiological Resource Use 2 ThreatsClimate Change and Severe Weather 2 Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Comparison
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is a sportive lemur endemic to a small area of western Madagascar
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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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Threats
the clearing of forests within its range for agriculture and timber extraction
Threats, threats
an 87% reduction in this species's range is expected by 2080 due to climate change alone
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is a sportive lemur endemic to a small area of western Madagascar
Description
total length of about 49 to 56 cm
In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Distribution and habitat
inhabits dry deciduous forests in a small region of western Madagascar
In Ecosystem: Madagascar Dry Deciduous Forests, Distribution and habitat
inhabits dry deciduous forests in a small region of western Madagascar
View the Source3. Wikipedia: Lemur
ConservationQuote, Conservation
All species are listed by CITES on Appendix I
4. Mammal Diversity Database: Lepilemur randrianasoloi
Mammal Diversity DatabaseIUCN Red List statusQuote, IUCN Red List status
IUCN Red List status Endangered
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