Mittermeier's sportive lemur

The Mitter Meier - Lemur ( Lepilemur hubbardi ) is a living primate in Madagascar from the group of lemurs within the lemurs. The species was first described in 2006, the name honors the American primatologist Russell Mitter Meier.

Mitter Meier - lemurs, like all lemurs relatively small primate with a rounded head with large eyes and long, powerful hind legs. Their fur is gray brown or reddish brown. They are similar to living in the same region slaty- Lemur and Sahamalaza - Lemur, but were described by cytogenetic studies as a separate species. They differ in their karyotype and the chromosome number (2n = 24) living in the region of the other lemurs.

So far, these animals are known only from the Ampasindava peninsula in northwestern Madagascar. Their habitat are rainforests. They are like all lemurs nocturnal and are likely to feed on plant material such as leaves. Otherwise, nothing is known about their way of life.

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 ).