Nosy Be Sportive Lemur
Lepilemur tymerlachsoni
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Epic
- Observations
- 81
- Most observed in
- 🇲🇬 Madagascar
- Conservation
- Critically Endangered
Description
Hawks' sportive lemur (Lepilemur tymerlachsoni), also known as the Nosy Be sportive lemur or Nosy Be weasel lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. Like all members of its genus, it is solitary, nocturnal and largely folivorous. It is threatened by habitat loss and unsustainable hunting.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Hawks' sportive lemur”.