Ankarana sportive lemur: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Ankarana sportive lemur lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lepilemur ankaranensis
Group	Lemurs
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Lepilemuridae

Where does the Ankarana sportive lemur live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Ankarana sportive lemur in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Madagascar

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Ankarana sportive lemur endangered?

The Ankarana sportive lemur’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Ankarana sportive lemur?

The Ankarana sportive lemur (Lepilemur ankaranensis) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Lepilemuridae, genus Lepilemur. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Ankarana sportive lemur

The Ankarana sportive lemur (Lepilemur ankaranensis), or Ankarana weasel lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. It is one of the smaller sportive lemurs with a total length of about 53 cm (21 in), including 25 cm (9.8 in) of tail. Average body weight is approximately 750 grams (1.65 lb). The Ankarana sportive lemur is found in northern Madagascar, living in dry lowland forests in Ankarana, Andrafiamena and Analamerana, and in moist montane forest of Montagne d'Ambre.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ankarana sportive lemur (revision 1356980647), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q556483 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).