Betsileo woolly lemur

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Betsileo woolly lemur
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Indriidae
Genus: Avahi
Species: A. betsileo
Binomial name
Avahi betsileo
Betsileo woolly lemur range

The Betsileo woolly lemur or Betsileo avahi (Avahi betsileo) is a species of woolly lemur native to southeastern Madagascar, in the District of Fandriana.[2] It weighs about 1 kg.[2] The pelage differs significantly from other southeastern woolly lemurs in that it is primarily light reddish brown on most of the body and grey under the jaw and on the extremities.[2] The pelage is thicker on the head than other eastern woolly lemurs.[2]

References

  1. Hoffmann, M. (2008). Avahi betsileo. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Andriantompohavana R. , Lei R., Zaonarivelo J. R., Engberg S. E., Nalanirina G., McGuire S. M., Shore G. D., Andrianasolo J., Herrington K., Brenneman R. A., and Louis E. E. Jr (2007). "Molecular phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the woolly lemurs, Genus Avahi (Primates: Lemuriformes)". Special Publications of the Museum of Texas Tech University 51: 44–46. 
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