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The Ankarana Sportive Lemur (Lepilemur ankaranensis) is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. It is one of the smaller sportive lemurs with a total length of about 53 centimeters, including 25 centimeters of tail. Average body weight is approximately 750 grams.[3] The Ankarana Sportive Lemur is found in northern Madagascar, living in dry lowland forests in Ankarana, Andrafiamena and Analamerana, and in moist montane forest of Montagne d'Ambre.[3]
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- ^ Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 118. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ Ganzhorn, J. et al (2000). Lepilemur septentrionalis. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2007. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ a b Mittermeier, Russell, et al (2006). Lemurs of Madagascar, Second Edition, 204.
