Mt. d'Ambre Fork-crowned Lemur

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Mt. d'Ambre Fork-crowned Lemur[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Cheirogaleidae
Genus: Phaner
Species: P. electromontis
Binomial name
Phaner electromontis
Groves and Tattersall, 1991

The Mt. d'Ambre Fork-crowned Lemur (Phaner electromontis) is a small primate, and like the other lemurs can only be found on the island of Madagascar. The species is named after the Amber Mountain National Park where they are found.

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  1. ^ 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, 114. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
  2. ^ Ganzhorn, J. & Members of the Primate Specialist Group (2000). Phaner furcifer ssp. electromontis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-03-25.