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Sahamalaza sportive lemur

Mammals

The Sahamalaza sportive lemur (Lepilemur sahamalaza) is a nocturnal sportive lemur endemic to the Sahamalaza Peninsula in northwestern Madagascar, a transition zone between the Sambirano region and the deciduous forest region. Adults weigh 700 to 900 g, with females up to 200 g heavier than males, and have a grey and red-brown coat and large orange eyes. It lives in the five remaining forest fragments, such as the Ankarafa forest, and eats mostly leaves plus fruit, flowers, sap, bark and small invertebrates. It was split from the gray-backed sportive lemur in 2006 and formally described in 2017, and the IUCN classes it as critically endangered.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
Population Trend
Increasing 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Threats
Biological Resource Use 1
Threats
Natural System Modifications 1
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Conservation Status
Critically 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)
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Found In

Madagascar

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Source Sahamalaza sportive lemur (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
is a species of sportive lemur endemic to northern Madagascar
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1. Sahamalaza sportive lemur (Wikipedia)
  • Conservation
    The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) currently classifies the species as critically endangered
  • Diet
    The majority of the sportive lemurs' diet consists of leaves
  • Threats
    habitat loss from deforestation (mostly logging) and subsistence hunting
  • Threats, threats
    Wildfires (May to October) are also believed to have an impact
  • Lead
    The Sahamalaza sportive lemur is nocturnal
  • Lead, where it lives
    is a species of sportive lemur endemic to northern Madagascar
  • Description
    Head-to-body length is approximately 26 cm
  • Conservation, population trend
    It is believed that populations have increased as a result of protection.
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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.
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3. Wikipedia: Lemur
Conservation
Quote, Conservation
All species are listed by CITES on Appendix I
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