Lepilemur scottorum, Lei et al., 2008
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9. View Plate 5: Lepilemuridae
Masoala Sportive Lemur
Lepilemur scottorum View in CoL
French: Lépiléemur des Scott / German: Masoala-Wieselmaki / Spanish: Lémur saltador de Scott
Other common names: Scott's Sportive Lemur
Taxonomy. Lepilemur scottorum Lei el al., 2008 View in CoL ,
Madagascar, province of Ant siranana, Masoala National Park (c.15° 40’ S, 49° 57’ E).
This species is monotypic.
Distribution. NE Madagascar, known only from Masoala National Park (Masiaposa Forest). Additional surveys are needed to determine the E and N limits ofits range. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 25-28 cm, tail 25-29 cm; weight 880 g. A mediumsized species. The fur is long and thick, being uniformly reddish-brown above and below with the exception ofa diffuse black stripe that extends midline along the dorsum and ends in the middle of the body. The face is whitish-gray, and the cheeks and eyebrows are white. The hands and feet are reddish-brown. The tail is reddish-brown at the base and turns progressively brownish-gray toward the black tip.
Habitat. Primary lowland rainforest.
Food and Feeding. There is no specific information available for this species, butit 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. The conservation status of L. scottorum has not been assessed on The IUCN Red List. However, at the IUCN/SSC Lemur Red-Listing Workshop held in July 2012, L. scottorum was assessed as endangered. The only protected area in which it is known to occur is Masoala National Park.
Bibliography. Lei et al. (2008), Mittermeier et al. (2010).
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