Eastern lesser bamboo lemur: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Hapalemur griseus
Group	Lemurs
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Lemuridae

Where does the eastern lesser bamboo lemur live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the eastern lesser bamboo lemur in 1 country or territory across Africa. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Madagascar.

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 eastern lesser bamboo lemur endangered?

The eastern lesser bamboo lemur’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the eastern lesser bamboo lemur?

The eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Lemuridae, genus Hapalemur. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the eastern lesser bamboo lemur

The eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus), also known as the gray bamboo lemur, the gray gentle lemur, and the Mahajanga lemur is a small lemur endemic to Madagascar, with three known subspecies. As its name suggests, the eastern lesser bamboo lemur feeds mainly on bamboo. The lemurs of the genus Hapalemur have more manual dexterity and hand–eye coordination than most lemurs. They are vertical climbers and jump from stalk to stalk in thick bamboo forests.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eastern lesser bamboo lemur (revision 1337116130), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q307085 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).