Eastern lesser bamboo lemur

Eastern lesser bamboo lemur
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: Lemuridae
Genus: Hapalemur
Species:
H. griseus
Binomial name
Hapalemur griseus
Link, 1795[3]
Subspecies
  • H. g. griseus (Link, 1795)
  • H. g. gilberti (Rabarivol et al., 2007)
  • H. g. ranomafanensis (Rabarivol et al., 2007)
Distribution of H. griseus[1]
Synonyms
  • cinereus Desmarest, 1820
  • olivaceus I. Geoffroy, 1851
  • schlegeli Pocock, 1917
H. g. griseus

The eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus), also known as the gray bamboo lemur, the gray gentle lemur, and the Mahajanga lemur is a small lemur endemic to Madagascar, with three known subspecies. As its name suggests, the eastern lesser bamboo lemur feeds mainly on bamboo. The lemurs of the genus Hapalemur have more manual dexterity and hand–eye coordination than most lemurs.[4] They are vertical climbers and jump from stalk to stalk in thick bamboo forests.

  1. ^ a b Irwin, M.; Frasier, C.L.; Louis, E.E. (2020). "Hapalemur griseus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T9673A115564580. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T9673A115564580.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference CITES was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  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. 116. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
  4. ^ "Eastern lesser bamboo lemur". Duke Lemur Center. Retrieved 20 October 2016.