Lepilemur mittermeieri, Rabarivola, 2006
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15. View Plate 5: Lepilemuridae
Mittermeier’s Sportive Lemur
Lepilemur mittermeieri View in CoL
French: Lépilémur de Mittermeier / German: Mittermeier-Wieselmaki / Spanish: Lémur saltador de Mittermeie
Taxonomy. Lepilemur mittermeieri Rabarivola et al., 2006 View in CoL ,
Madagascar, province of Antsiranana, Ampasindava Peninsula (c.47° 54’ E, 13° 36 °S).
The taxonomy of the sportive lemurs in north-western Madagascar remains unclear, especially the relationship between this species, L. dorsalis , and L. tymerlachsoni . Monotypic.
Distribution. NW Madagascar, known only from the Ampasindava Peninsula.
Studies are underway to determine if it occurs elsewhere. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 27.1-29.2 cm, tail 25.4-28.1 cm; weight ¢.730 g.
A small sportive lemur. The dorsum is reddish-gray, with a dark-brown to black midline stripe, occasionally occurring on the top of the head. The tail is a uniform light reddish-gray to brown, but it darkens toward the tip. The mask-like face is gray, with whiter pelage under the eyes, extending under the mandible.
Habitat. Tropical dry deciduous primary and secondary forests.
Food and Feeding. There is no specific information available for this species, but it is presumably largely folivorous.
Breeding. There is no information available for this species.
Activity patterns. Nocturnal and arboreal.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. This species has not been studied in the wild.
Status and Conservation. CITES Appendix I. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. However, at the IUCN/SSC Lemur Red-Listing Workshop held in July 2012, L. mittermeieri was assessed as endangered. Mittermeier’s Sportive Lemur does not occur in any known protected areas, but it may occur in the northern mainland part of the Sahamalaza-Iles Radama National Park.
Bibliography. Mittermeier et al. (2010), Rabarivola et al. (2006).
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