| Milne-Edwards' sportive lemur | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
| Family: | Lepilemuridae |
| Genus: | Lepilemur |
| Species: | L. edwardsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepilemur edwardsi Forsyth Major, 1894[3] | |
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| Distribution of L. edwardsi[1] | |
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Milne-Edwards' sportive lemur (Lepilemur edwardsi), or Milne-Edwards' weasel lemur, is a species of lemur in the family Lepilemuridae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
An enormous problem for these animals is the limited resource of safe sleeping sites. These are essential for their survival since they provide shelter from predators and weather conditions. [4]
References
- ^ a b c Louis, E.E., Bailey, C.A., Sefczek, T.M., Raharivololona, B., Schwitzer, C., Ratsimbazafy, J., Wilmet, L. & Borgerson, C. (2020). "Lepilemur edwardsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T11617A115566145. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "Checklist of CITES Species". CITES. UNEP-WCMC. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Rasoloharijaona, Solofonirina; Rakotosamimanana, Berthe; Randrianambinina, Blanchard; Zimmermann, Elke (2003). "Pair‐specific usage of sleeping sites and their implications for social organization in a nocturnal Malagasy primate, the Milne Edwards' sportive lemur (Lepilemur edwardsi)". American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 122 (February 2003): 251–258. doi:10.1002/ajpa.10281. PMID 14533183.