White-footed sportive lemur

White-footed sportive lemur
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: Lepilemuridae
Genus: Lepilemur
Species:
L. leucopus
Binomial name
Lepilemur leucopus
Distribution of L. leucopus[1]
Synonyms
  • globiceps Major, 1894

The white-footed sportive lemur, white-footed weasel lemur, or dry-bush weasel lemur[1] (Lepilemur leucopus) is a species of lemur in the family Lepilemuridae, the sportive lemurs. It is similar in appearance to other lemurs in the family, with a grey back, a pale grey to white ventral side, and a light brown tail.[4] It is a nocturnal animal that moves through the forest using a vertical clinging and leaping technique.[5] It is endemic to Madagascar, inhabiting the southern subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss due to agriculture practices and charcoal production.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Eppley, T.M.; Ferguson, B.; Louis, E.E.; Rakotondranary, S.J.; Ganzhorn, J. (2020). "Lepilemur leucopus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T11618A115566334. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T11618A115566334.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  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. p. 118. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
  4. ^ Harcourt, C. and Thornback, J. 1990. Lemurs of Madagascar and the Comoros. The IUCN Red Data Book. IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, U.K.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Fleagle was invoked but never defined (see the help page).