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James' sportive lemur

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Mammalia

Suborder
  
Strepsirrhini

Scientific name
  
Lepilemur jamesorum

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Primates

Family
  
Lepilemuridae

Rank
  
Species

James' sportive lemur

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

James' sportive lemur (Lepilemur jamesorum), or the Manombo sportive lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. It is one of the larger sportive lemurs with a total length of about 60 to 67 centimeters, of which 28 to 32 centimeters are tail. James' sportive lemur is found in southeastern Madagascar, living in primary and secondary lowland forests .

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

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James' sportive lemur Wikipedia