Lepilemur ahmansonorum (Louis et al., 2006)
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21. View Plate 5: Lepilemuridae
Tsiombikibo Sportive Lemur
Lepilemur ahmansonorum View in CoL
French: Lépilémur d’Ahmanson / German: Tsiombikibo-Wieselmaki / Spanish: Lémur saltador de Ahmanson
Other common names: Ahmanson’s Sportive Lemur
Taxonomy. Lepilemur ahmansoni Louis el al., 2006 View in CoL ,
Madagascar, province of Mahajanga, Tsiombikibo Classified Forest (16° 02’ 24-7” S, 45° 48’ 10-6” E).
This species is monotypic.
Distribution. W Madagascar, known only from the Tsiombikibo Classified Forest, SW of the Mahavavy du Sud River and near the city of Mitsinjo. The S extent of the range is unknown (especially relative to the range of the Bemaraha Sportive Lemur, L. randrianasoloi ), but it is set here, rather arbitrarily, as the Maningoza River. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 24-30 cm, tail 23-34 cm; weight 550 g. The smallest species of sportive lemurs. The Tsiombikibo Sportive Lemur is mostly dark gray above and on the underside, with diffuse reddish-brown on the dorsal surface of the extremities, especially distally. A vague black stripe may be present on the crown. The tail is a dark reddish-brown on the dorsal surface, and a light grayish-blonde below.
Habitat. Dry forest.
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 [UCN Red List. However, at the [IUCN/SSC Lemur Red-Listing Workshop held in July 2012, L. ahmansonorum was assessed as endangered. The Tsiombikibo Sportive Lemur is not known to occur in any protected areas, but it is found in the Tsiombikibo Classified Forest, which provides some protection.
Bibliography. Louis, Engberg et al. (2006), Mittermeier et al. (2010).
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