Wright's sportive lemur
Wright's sportive lemur (Lepilemur wrightae), or the Kalambatritra sportive lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. It is one of the larger sportive lemurs with a total length of about 52 to 64 cm (20 to 25 in), of which 24–27 cm (9.4–10.6 in) are tail.[4] Wright's sportive lemur is found in southeastern Madagascar, living in primary and secondary mid-altitude forests.[4]
| Wright's sportive lemur | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
| Family: | Lepilemuridae |
| Genus: | Lepilemur |
| Species: | L. wrightae |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepilemur wrightae Louis et al.., 2006[3] | |
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| Distribution of L. wrightae[1] | |
Originally named L. wrighti, the name was found to be incorrectly formed and was corrected to L. wrightae in 2009.[5]
References
- Wright, P., Hearthstone, E., Andrianoely, D. & Donohue, M.E. (2020). "Lepilemur wrightae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T136311A115582103. Retrieved 20 July 2020.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- "Checklist of CITES Species". CITES. UNEP-WCMC. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- Louis Jr., E.E.; Engberg, S.E.; Lei, R.; Geng, H.; Sommer, J.A.; Ramaromilanto, R.; Randriamanana, J.C.; Zaonarivelo, J.R.; Andriantompohavana, R.; Randria, G.; Prosper; Ramaromilanto, B.; Rakotoarisoa, G.; Rooney, A.; Brenneman, R.A. (2006). "Molecular and morphological analyses of the sportive lemurs (Family Megaladapidae: Genus Lepilemur) reveals 11 previously unrecognized species" (PDF). Texas Tech University Special Publications (49): 1–49.
- Garbutt, Nick (2007). Mammals of Madagascar, A Complete Guide. pp. 119–120.
- Hoffman, M.; Grubb, P.; Groves, C.P.; Hutterer, R.; Van der Straeten, E.; Simmons, N.; Bergmans, W. (2009). "A synthesis of African and western Indian Ocean Island mammal taxa (Class: Mammalia) described between 1988 and 2008: an update to Allen (1939) and Ansell (1989)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2205: 1–36.
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