Sahamalaza sportive lemur

Sahamalaza sportive lemur
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: Lepilemuridae
Genus: Lepilemur
Species: L. sahamalazensis
Binomial name
Lepilemur sahamalazensis
Andriaholinirina et al., 2006[3]
Distribution of L. sahamalazensis[1]

The Sahamalaza sportive lemur (Lepilemur sahamalazensis) is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. It has a total length of about 51 centimetres (20 in) to 54 centimetres (21 in), of which about 26-27 centimeters are tail.[4] Sahamalaza's sportive lemur is found in northwestern Madagascar, living in subhumid forest and some secondary forests.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Andriaholinirina, N. et al. (2014). "Lepilemur sahamalazensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  2. "Checklist of CITES Species". CITES. UNEP-WCMC. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  3. Andriaholinirina, N., Fausser, J., Roos, C., Rumpler, Y. et al. (2006-02-23). "Molecular phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the sportive lemurs (Lepilemur, Primates)". BMC Evolutionary Biology 6: 17. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-6-17. PMC 1397877. PMID 16504080.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Garbutt, Nick (2007). Mammals of Madagascar, A Complete Guide. pp. 127–128.
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