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The '''western lesser bamboo lemur''' ('''''Hapalemur occidentalis'''''), also known as the '''northern bamboo lemur''' or '''western gentle lemur''', is species of [[bamboo lemur]] endemic to [[Madagascar]]. The total length of this [[primate]] is 55–67 cm, more than half of which is tail, and average weight is just under 1 kg.<ref name="mitt">{{cite book|title=Lemurs of Madagascar, Second Edition|author=Mittermeier, Russell, et al.|year=2006|page=220}}</ref> It lives in several discontinuous areas in northern and western Madagascar, including [[Ankarana]]<ref>{{cite book | last = Wilson | first = Jane | title = Lemurs of the Lost World: exploring the forests and Crocodile Caves of Madagascar | year = 1995 | publisher = Impact, London | isbn = 978-1-874687-48-1 | pages = 216 | ref = harv}}</ref> and [[Analamerana]] in the north, [[Sambirano]] and the [[Ampasindava Peninsula]] in the northwest, and various areas in the west between the [[Mahavany River|Mahavany]] and [[Tsiribihina River]]s.<ref name="mitt" />
The '''western lesser bamboo lemur''' (''Hapalemur occidentalis'') , also known as the '''northern bamboo lemur''' or '''western gentle lemur''', is species of [[bamboo lemur]] endemic to [[Madagascar]]. The total length of this [[primate]] is 55–67 cm, more than half of which is tail, and average weight is just under 1 kg.<ref name="mitt">{{cite book|title=Lemurs of Madagascar, Second Edition|author=Mittermeier, Russell, et al.|year=2006|page=220}}</ref> It lives in several discontinuous areas in northern and western Madagascar, including [[Ankarana]]<ref>{{cite book | last = Wilson | first = Jane | title = Lemurs of the Lost World: exploring the forests and Crocodile Caves of Madagascar | year = 1995 | publisher = Impact, London | isbn = 978-1-874687-48-1 | pages = 216 | ref = harv}}</ref> and [[Analamerana]] in the north, [[Sambirano]] and the [[Ampasindava Peninsula]] in the northwest, and various areas in the west between the [[Mahavany River|Mahavany]] and [[Tsiribihina River]]s.<ref name="mitt" />


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Western lesser bamboo lemur
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: Lemuridae
Genus: Hapalemur
Species:
H. occidentalis
Binomial name
Hapalemur occidentalis
Distribution of H. occidentalis[1]

The western lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur occidentalis) , also known as the northern bamboo lemur or western gentle lemur, is species of bamboo lemur endemic to Madagascar. The total length of this primate is 55–67 cm, more than half of which is tail, and average weight is just under 1 kg.[4] It lives in several discontinuous areas in northern and western Madagascar, including Ankarana[5] and Analamerana in the north, Sambirano and the Ampasindava Peninsula in the northwest, and various areas in the west between the Mahavany and Tsiribihina Rivers.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Template:IUCN2014.1
  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. pp. 116–117. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
  4. ^ a b Mittermeier, Russell; et al. (2006). Lemurs of Madagascar, Second Edition. p. 220. {{cite book}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help)
  5. ^ Wilson, Jane (1995). Lemurs of the Lost World: exploring the forests and Crocodile Caves of Madagascar. Impact, London. p. 216. ISBN 978-1-874687-48-1. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
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