Greater Dwarf Lemur
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| Cheirogaleus major É. Geoffroy, 1812 |
The Greater Dwarf Lemur (Cheirogaleus major) is a lemur that is widely distributed over the primary and secondary forests near the eastern coast of Madagascar
Its fur is grey or reddish brown, and there are dark circles around the eyes. At the end of the wet season the tail will become somewhat swollen with fat.
It is preyed upon by the Ring-tailed Mongoose (Galidia elegans) and the Madagascar Buzzard (Buteo brachypterus),[3] and it is thought that the Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) does as well, since it preys upon other lemurs.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ 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, 112. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ Ganzhorn, J. & Members of the Primate Specialist Group (2000). Cheirogaleus major. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
- ^ Goodman, S. M., O'Conner, S., Langrand, O. (1993). "A review of predation on lemurs: Implications for the evolution of social behavior in small, nocturnal primates". Lemur Social Systems and their Ecological Basis: 51–66.
- ^ Wright, P. C., et al (1997). "Predation on Milne Edwards Sifaka (Propithecus diadema edwardsi) by the Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) in the rainforest of southeastern Madagascar". Folia Primatologica 68 (1): 34–43.
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