Lepilemurjamesorum, Louis et al., 2006
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4. View Plate 5: Lepilemuridae
Manombo Sportive Lemur
Lepilemurjamesorum View in CoL
French: Lépilémur des James / German: Manombo-Wieselmaki / Spanish: Lémur saltador de James
Other common names: James's Sportive Lemur
Taxonomy. Lepilemur james: Louis et al., 2006 ,
Madagascar, province of Fianarantsoa, Manombo Special Reserve (c.23° 02’ S, 47° 44’ E).
This species is monotypic.
Distribution. SE coastal Madagascar, known from the Manombo Special Reserve, S of the Manampatrana River and N of the Mananara River. The precise N and S limits of the range are unknown. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 26 cm, tail 30 cm; weight 964 g. A medium-sized species with short, smooth fur, generally brown above and a lighter grayish-brown on the belly and ventral surface of the extremities. The face is demarcated into a mask, with whitish-gray markings along the jaw and throat from the chin to the ears. The dorsum of the head is brown with a black midline that is continuous for almost the entire length of the body. The ears are large and cup-shaped, being gray dorsally with black borders and (usually) a small cream-colored patch on the region beneath. The tail is brown proximally, gradually becoming a darker brown to black distally.
Habitat. Low-altitude coastal rainforest.
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. jamesorum was assessed as critically endangered. The Manombo Sportive Lemur occurs in the Manombo Special Reserve but not in the adjacent Agnalahaza Forest.
Bibliography. Andriaholinirina, Rabarivola et al. (2006), Louis, Engberg et al. (2006), Mittermeier et al. (2010).
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