Western lesser bamboo lemur
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| Species: | H. occidentalis
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| Hapalemur occidentalis (Rumpler, 1975)
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The Western Lesser Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur occidentalis), also known as the Northern Bamboo Lemur and Western Gentle Lemur, is species of bamboo lemur endemic to Madagascar. The total length of this primate is 55–67 centimeters, more than half of which is tail, and average weight is just under 1 kilogram.[3] It lives in several discontinuous areas in northern and western Madagascar, including Ankarana 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.[3]
References
- ^ 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.
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- ^ a b Mittermeier, Russell; et al. (2006). Lemurs of Madagascar, Second Edition. p. 220.
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