Petter's Sportive Lemur

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Petter's Sportive Lemur
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Lepilemuridae
Genus: Lepilemur
Species: L. petteri
Binomial name
Lepilemur petteri
Louis, Jr, 2006

Petter's Sportive Lemur (Lepilemur petteri) is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. It is one of the smaller sportive lemurs with a total length of about 49 to 54 centimeters, of which 22-25 centimeters are tail.[1] Petter's Sportive Lemur is found in southwestern Madagascar, living in dry spiny forests and some gallery forests.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Garbutt, Nick (2007). Mammals of Madagascar, A Complete Guide, 134-135. 
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