Southern lesser bamboo lemur[1] | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Family: | Lemuridae |
Genus: | Hapalemur |
Species: | H. meridionalis |
Binomial name | |
Hapalemur meridionalis (Warter, et al., 1987) |
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Southern lesser bamboo lemur range |
The southern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur meridionalis), also known as the southern bamboo lemur, rusty-gray bamboo lemur, and southern gentle lemur, is species of bamboo lemur endemic to southern Madagascar near Tôlanaro. It was originally proposed as a subspecies of the eastern lesser bamboo lemur and is of similar size.[3] However, it is darker and redder than the Eastern Lesser Bamboo Lemur, with a shorter tail and different vocalizations.[3] The type locality is Mandena, and it is believed to inhabit moist lowland and montane forests.[3]
The southern lesser bamboo lemur is further supported as a separate species by recent mitochondrial DNA research.[4]
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