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Lepilemur ankaranensis (Ankarana Sportive Lemur)

Synonyms: Lepilemur septentrionalis andrafiamenensis; Lepilemur septentrionalis ankaranensis (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Ankarana sportive lemur (Lepilemur ankaranensis), or Ankarana weasel lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. It is one of the smaller sportive lemurs with a total length of about 53 centimeters, including 25 centimeters of tail. Average body weight is approximately 750 grams. The Ankarana sportive lemur is found in northern Madagascar, living in dry lowland forests in Ankarana, Andrafiamena and Analamerana, and in moist montane forest of Montagne d'Ambre.
View Wikipedia Record: Lepilemur ankaranensis

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Lepilemur ankaranensis

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  1.572 lbs (713 g)
Birth Weight [1]  32 grams
Diet [2]  Herbivore
Diet - Plants [2]  100 %
Forages - Arboreal [2]  100 %
Female Maturity [1]  1 year 8 months
Gestation [1]  4 months 13 days
Litter Size [1]  1
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  12 years
Nocturnal [2]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [1]  13 inches (32 cm)

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0