Golden bamboo lemur
| Golden 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. aureus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hapalemur aureus (Meier, Albignac, Peyriéras, Rumpler & Wright, 1987) | |
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| Golden bamboo lemur range | |
The golden bamboo lemur (Hapalemur aureus, Malagasy bokombolomena) is a medium-sized bamboo lemur endemic to southeastern Madagascar. It is listed as an endangered species due to habitat loss. The population is declining, with only about 1000 individuals remaining. As its name indicates, this lemur feeds almost exclusively on grasses, especially the giant bamboo or volohosy (Cathariostachys madagascariensis).[3] The growing shoots of this bamboo contain 0.015% (1 part in 6667) of cyanide. Each adult lemur eats about 500 g (18 oz) of bamboo per day, which contain about 12 times the lethal dose of cyanide for most other animals of this size.[4]
The golden bamboo lemur is crepuscular. It is 28–45 cm long plus a tail of 24–40 cm, and weighs on average 1.6 kg.[4]
Females give birth to one infant per year and breed every year. The gestation period is about 138 days.[4]
References
- ↑ Groves, C. P. (2005). "Hapalemur aureus". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 116. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ↑ Andrainarivo, C.; Andriaholinirina, V. N.; Feistner, A.; Felix, T.; Ganzhorn, J.; Garbutt, N.; Golden, C.; Konstant, B.; Louis , E. Jr.; Meyers, D.; Mittermeier, R. A.; Perieras, A.; Princee, F.; Rabarivola, J. C.; Rakotosamimanana, B.; Rasamimanana, H.; Ratsimbazafy, J.; Raveloarinoro, G.; Razafimanantsoa, A.; Rumpler, Y.; Schwitzer, C.; Thalmann, U.; Wilmé, L.; Wright, P. (2008). Hapalemur aureus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
- ↑ "187. Golden Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur aureus)". Edge of Existence. Zoological Society of London.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Golden Bamboo Lemur". Animal Info.
External links
- "Images and movies of the golden bamboo lemur". ARKive.
- "Photos of Golden bamboo lemurs - photos for conservation, science, education and you". AnimalsandEarth.
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