Western lesser bamboo lemur

The western lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur occidentalis), also called the northern bamboo lemur or Sambirano lesser bamboo lemur, is a bamboo lemur endemic to Madagascar. It lives in several separate areas of the north and west, including Ankarana, Sambirano, the Ampasindava Peninsula and the region between the Mahavany and Tsiribihina rivers. The body is 55 to 67 cm long, more than half of it tail, and average weight is just under 1 kg. It prefers dry deciduous and humid forest with bamboo, tends to be active at night, and eats fruit, liana flowers and bamboo. It is vulnerable according to the IUCN, listed on CITES Appendix I, and threatened by forest burning and mining.