Wright's sportive lemur (Lepilemur wrightae), also called the Kalambatritra sportive lemur, is a nocturnal, largely leaf-eating sportive lemur of southeastern Madagascar, known only from Kalambatritra Special Reserve and the unprotected Beakora Forest, with an extent of occurrence of 874 square kilometres. Unlike the other members of its genus it shows visible sexual dimorphism, since females have a sharply contrasting gray head. It weighs 950 to 1,100 g and is 49 to 52 cm long. It lives in mid-altitude rainforest and was listed as endangered by the IUCN in 2020, with wildfires lit to clear grazing land and illegal activities contributing to its decline.
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is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar
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Threats and conservation
was listed as an endangered species by the IUCN in 2020
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it is nocturnal and largely folivorous
Threats and conservation, population trend
Factors causing and contributing to the species' decline include wildfires
Threats and conservation, threats
wildfires lit by humans to clear areas for cattle grazing and illegal activities such as marijuana cultivation and cattle rustling
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is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar
Description
It weighs 950
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Distribution and habitat
inhabits mid-altitude rainforest
In Ecosystem: Madagascar Rainforests, Distribution and habitat
inhabits mid-altitude rainforest
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== 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.
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All species are listed by CITES on Appendix I
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