Rahul Sharma (Editor)

Grewcock's sportive lemur

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Animalia

Suborder
  
Strepsirrhini

Genus
  
Lepilemur

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Primate

Class
  
Mammalia

Family
  
Lepilemuridae

Scientific name
  
Lepilemur grewcockorum

Rank
  
Species

Grewcock's sportive lemur wwwplanetmammiferesorgPhotosPrimateLemuGala

Similar
  
Betsileo sportive lemur, Ahmanson's sportive lemur, Fleurete's sportive lemur, Wright's sportive lemur, Petter's sportive lemur

Grewcock's sportive lemur (Lepilemur grewcockorum), or the Anjiamangirana sportive lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. It is a medium-sized sportive lemurs with a total length of about 55 to 63 centimeters, of which 26-30 centimeters are tail. Grewcock's sportive lemur is found in northwestern Madagascar, living in dry deciduous forests.

Originally named L. grewcocki, the name was found to be incorrectly formed and was corrected to L. grewcockorum in 2009.

It was also found to be synonymous with the Manasamody sportive lemur (Lepilemur manasamody), known for its primarily grey-brown coloration and known only from Ambongabe and Anjiamangirana I (between the Sofia River in the south and the Maevarano River in the north). The decision was made because the sampling sites were within 2 km (1.2 mi) of each other, and no geographic barrier could be identified.

References

Grewcock's sportive lemur Wikipedia


Similar Topics