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The Western Lesser Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur occidentalis) is species of bamboo lemur endemic to Madagascar. The total length of this primate is 55-67 centimeters, more than half of which is tail, and average weight is just under 1 kilogram.[3] It lives in several discontinuous areas in northern and western Madagascar, including Ankarana and Analamerana in the north, Sambirano and the Ampasindava Penninsula in the northwest, and various areas in the west between the Mahavany and Tsiribihina Rivers.[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, 116-117. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ Ganzhorn, J. et al (2000). Hapalemur griseus ssp. occidentalis. 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, 220.
