Sambirano striped lemur
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The Sambirano lemur lemur ( Phaner parienti ) is a primate species from the lemur group .
The fur of the Sambirano lambs is colored a light gray-brown on the upper side, the underside is yellowish. A distinct eel line extends along the back , the rear part of the long tail is dark, but the extreme tip of the tail is whitish. Like all fork- striped lemurs , they have a typical facial markings: two black stripes that extend from the top of the head over the eyes to the snout.
Like all lemurs, Sambirano lemurs only live in Madagascar , their distribution area includes the Sambirano region in the northwestern part of the island. Their habitat are moist forests from sea level to an altitude of 800 meters, but they can also be found in plantations.
Little is known about the way these animals live. Like all lemons, they are probably nocturnal tree dwellers. They feed mainly on tree sap, for which they can gnaw the tree bark with their specialized teeth.
Due to its small, highly fragmented distribution area, the species is listed by the IUCN as "endangered" (vulnerable).
literature
- Nick Garbutt: Mammals of Madagascar. A Complete Guide. Yale University Press, New Haven CT 2007, ISBN 978-0-300-12550-4 .
- Thomas Geissmann : Comparative Primatology. Springer-Verlag, Berlin et al. 2002, ISBN 3-540-43645-6 .
Web links
- Phaner parienti onthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . Retrieved April 19, 2009.