Otto's sportive lemur

The Otto Lemur ( Lepilemur otto ) is a living primate in Madagascar from the group of lemurs within the lemurs. The species was first described by a group of researchers of the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover 2007. The name honors the entrepreneur Michael Otto, who has the research and conservation measures of the Malagasy primates supports financially.

Features

Otto lemurs, like all lemurs relatively small primates, their weight is on average 0.94 kg. The head is round, his face gray, the eyes are enlarged as an adaptation to the nocturnal lifestyle. The fur is gray brown on the back and the arms, along the ridge extends a dark, diffuse dorsal stripe. The belly is whitish- gray, the tail is gray-brown to dark brown and sometimes ends in a white tip.

Dissemination and lifestyle

Otto lemurs are only from the region Ambodimahabibo in northwestern Madagascar known. Your exact area of ​​distribution is unclear, perhaps it extends between the rivers Mahajamba in the west and in the north of Sofia. Their habitat is dry deciduous forests.

Over the life of these newly discovered species, little is known. Like all lemurs, they are likely to be nocturnal and arboreal, and to feed on plant material, especially leaves, fruits and buds.

Endangering

The destruction of their habitat is probably constitutes the main threat to these animals, exact details are not possible due to the ambiguous distribution area. The IUCN lists the species under "too little data available " ( data deficient ).