Ankarana sportive lemur

The Ankarana sportive lemur (Lepilemur ankaranensis), or Ankarana weasel lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. It is one of the smaller sportive lemurs with a total length of about 53 cm (21 in), including 25 cm (9.8 in) of tail. Average body weight is approximately 750 grams (1.65 lb).^[4] The Ankarana sportive lemur is found in northern Madagascar, living in dry lowland forests in Ankarana, Andrafiamena and Analamerana, and in moist montane forest of Montagne d'Ambre.^[4]

Ankarana sportive lemur
in Ankarana Reserve, Madagascar
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Strepsirrhini
Family:	Lepilemuridae
Genus:	Lepilemur
Species:	L. ankaranensis
Binomial name
Lepilemur ankaranensis Rumpler & Albignac, 1975[3]
Distribution of L. ankaranensis[1]
Synonyms
andrafiamenensis Rumpler & Albignac, 1975

References

1. Louis, E.E.; Bailey, C.A.; Raharivololona, B.; Schwitzer, C.; Ratsimbazafy, J.; Wilmet, L. (2020). "Lepilemur ankaranensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T136731A115585357. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T136731A115585357.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. "Checklist of CITES Species". CITES. UNEP-WCMC. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
3. Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 118. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
4. Mittermeier, R.A.; Konstant, W.R.; Hawkins, F.; Louis, E.E.; et al. (2006). Lemurs of Madagascar. Illustrated by S.D. Nash (2nd ed.). Conservation International. ISBN 1-881173-88-7. OCLC 883321520.