Southern lesser bamboo lemur
| Southern lesser bamboo lemur | |
|---|---|
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] | |
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| 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 2 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.
- ↑ "Checklist of CITES Species". CITES. UNEP-WCMC. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ↑ Groves, C.P. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 116. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- 1 2 3 Mittermeier, Russell; et al. (2006). Lemurs of Madagascar, Second Edition. p. 226.
- ↑ 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.
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