Southern lesser bamboo lemur

Southern lesser bamboo lemur
Conservation status
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: Lemuridae
Genus: Hapalemur
Species: H. meridionalis
Binomial name
Hapalemur meridionalis
Warter et al., 1987[3]
Distribution of H. meridionalis[1]

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.[4] However, it is darker and redder than the eastern lesser bamboo lemur, with a shorter tail and different vocalizations.[4] The type locality is Mandena, and it is believed to inhabit moist lowland and montane forests.[4]

The southern lesser bamboo lemur is further supported as a separate species by recent mitochondrial DNA research.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Andriaholinirina, N. et al. (2014). "Hapalemur meridionalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
  2. ↑ "Checklist of CITES Species". CITES. UNEP-WCMC. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M, eds. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 116. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Mittermeier, Russell et al. (2006). Lemurs of Madagascar, Second Edition. p. 226.
  5. ↑ Fausser, J., Donati, G., Ramanamanjato, J. and Rumpler, Y. (2002). "Phylogenetic relationships between Hapalemur species and subspecies based on mitochondrial DNA sequences". BMC Evol Biol. 2: 4. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-2-4. PMC 101410. PMID 11914128.