Western lesser bamboo lemur

Western lesser bamboo lemur
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Strepsirrhini
Family:	Lemuridae
Genus:	Hapalemur
Species:	H. occidentalis
Binomial name
Hapalemur occidentalis Rumpler, 1975[3]
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. Andriaholinirina, N.; et al. (2014). "Hapalemur occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
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. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
4. Mittermeier, Russell; et al. (2006). Lemurs of Madagascar, Second Edition. p. 220.
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.