Lepilemur milanoii, Louis, 2006
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10. View Plate 5: Lepilemuridae
Daraina Sportive Lemur
Lepilemur milanoii View in CoL
French: Lépilémur de Daraina / German: Daraina-Wieselmaki / Spanish: Lémur saltador de Daraina
Taxonomy. Lepilemur milanoii Louis et al., 2006 View in CoL ,
Madagascar, province of Antsiranana, Daraina, Androanotsimaty (c.13° 08’ S, 49° 41’ E).
This species is monotypic.
Distribution. N Madagascar, known from the Daraina region S of the Loky River, with an additional population in the Analamerana Forest; it appears to be sympatric with the Ankarana Sportive Lemur ( L. ankaranensis ) in the Andrafiamena Classified Forest. Field studies are needed to determine how these two species share the same forest. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 22-24 cm, tail 25-26 cm; weight 711 g. A small species with notably long, thick pelage, generally reddish-brown on the back and grayish-white below. The head is reddishbrown dorsally but gray-brown on the face, forming a sort of mask. There is a diffuse, darker brown midline stripe on the crown that continues partially down the back. The limbs are mainly gray, but the anterior portions of the thighs are reddish-brown. The tail is uniformly reddish-brown.
Habitat. Primary and secondary tropical moist, gallery, and dry deciduous lowland forest.
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. Classified as Data Deficient on The [IUCN Red List. However, at the [UCN/SSC Lemur Red-Listing Workshop held in July 2012, L. milanowas assessed as endangered. The Daraina Sportive Lemuris known to occur in the Loky-Manambato Protected Area (Daraina) and the Andrafiamena Classified Forest, which is proposed to become a national park. The Andrafiamena Classified Forest is the only area where two sportive lemur species occur in sympatry.
Bibliography. Louis, Engberg et al. (2006), Mittermeier et al. (2010).
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