Common weasel lemur
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Common weasel lemur ( Lepilemur mustelinus ) |
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The Ordinary Wieselmaki ( Lepilemur mustelinus ) is an on Madagascar living primate species from the group of lemurs within the lemurs .
features
Common weasel lemurs reach a body length of 22 to 30 centimeters, the tail becomes 23 to 27 centimeters long. The weight is around 0.8 to 1.2 kilograms. Their fur is brown or gray-brown on the top, the face, throat and belly are light brown. The tail is also brownish and becomes darker towards the tip. The head is rounded, the eyes are enlarged, the hind legs are elongated.
distribution and habitat
Common weasel lemurs inhabit the central region of the Malagasy east coast, roughly between the Onibe rivers in the north and Onive and Mangoro in the south. Since the discovery of new species of weasel lemurs on the east coast of Madagascar, their exact range is unclear and requires further research. The habitat of this species are tropical rainforests .
Way of life
Common weasel lemurs, like all weasel lemurs, are nocturnal. During the day they sleep in tree hollows or in self-made leaf nests. They are predominantly tree dwellers, where they move vertically climbing and jumping and usually stay on vertically running trunks or branches. They live solitary and live in small, stable territories, which they vehemently defend at least against conspecifics of the same sex.
Their diet consists mainly of leaves, but they also eat fruits and flowers.
Between September and December, the female usually gives birth to a single young after a gestation period of around 135 days. This is weaned at four months and sexually mature at around 1.5 years.
Danger
The main threat to the common weasel lemur is the destruction of their habitat, with hunting to a lesser extent. Also due to the inaccuracies in the distribution area, no information can be given about the degree of endangerment, the IUCN lists the species under “too little data available” ( data deficient ).
literature
- Nick Garbutt: Mammals of Madagascar. A Complete Guide. Yale University Press, New Haven 2007, ISBN 978-0-300-12550-4 .
- Don E. Wilson (Ed.): Mammal Species of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 .
Web links
- Lepilemur mustelinus in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2009 Posted by: C. Andrainarivo u. a., 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2009.