Holland's sportive lemur

Holland's sportive lemur
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Primates
Suborder:Strepsirrhini
Family:Lepilemuridae
Genus:Lepilemur
Species: L. hollandorum
Binomial name
Lepilemur hollandorum
Ramaromilanto et al., 2008[3]
Distribution of L. hollandorum[1]

Holland's sportive lemur (Lepilemur hollandorum), or the Mananara-Nord sportive lemur, is a sportive lemur that is endemic to Madagascar. It is one of 26 species in the genus Lepilemur. This lemur is found specifically in the Mananara-Nord Biosphere Reserve, but the limits of its habitat have yet to be determined. It lives in primary and secondary rainforests. Holland's sportive lemur was described in 2008.[3]

Description

This species of sportive lemur weighs 1 kg (2 lb). It is closest in weight to the weasel sportive lemur.

The pelage on the head, along the shoulders down to the mid back is mottled reddish-gray. The color of its coat then becomes a lighter grayish-brown down to the pygal region of the tail.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Andriaholinirina, N.; et al. (2014). "Lepilemur hollandorum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T16971489A16971498. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T16971489A16971498.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Checklist of CITES Species". CITES. UNEP-WCMC. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 B. Ramaromilanto, R. Lei, S. E. Engberg, S. E. Johnson, B. D. Sitzmann & E. E. Louis Jr., 2009. (2009-04-08). "Description of a new sportive lemur, Holland's or Mananara-Nord sportive lemur, from Mananara-Nord Biosphere Reserve, Madagascar" (PDF). Museum of Texas Tech University, N. 286, 1-22. Retrieved 2009-05-23.


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