James' sportive lemur

The James Lemur ( Lepilemur jamesi ) is a living primate in Madagascar from the group of lemurs within the lemurs. The species was first described in 2006, the name honors a family James, which supported the research and conservation measures of the Malagasy primates financially.

Features

James lemurs reach a body length 24-26 centimeters, to which another 28 to 31 centimeters long tail comes. Its weight is about 0.8 kg, so they are among the medium-sized lemurs. Their fur is mostly brown in color, the underside is lighter. Along the back runs a dark dorsal stripe, the brown tail is towards the tip black. The head is rounded, a gray-white, mask-like drawing extends from the ears to the throat. The eyes are relatively large, as with all lemurs.

Dissemination and lifestyle

James lemurs are only known from a small area in south-eastern Madagascar, the Manombo Reserve. Its distribution area could extend between the rivers Manampatrana and Mananara, but this is not exactly known. Their habitat is tropical rainforests.

Over the life of these newly discovered species is still little known. They are nocturnal and arboreal and usually move perpendicular climbing or jumping on the trunks on. The diet should consist, as with all lemurs from leaves, fruit, buds and other plant parts.

Endangering

Due to the lack of clarity about the exact area of ​​distribution is also not possible to specify the degree of hazard. The IUCN lists the species under "too little data available " ( data deficient ).