Small-toothed sportive lemur: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the small-toothed sportive lemur live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the small-toothed sportive 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 small-toothed sportive lemur endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the small-toothed sportive lemur?

The small-toothed sportive lemur (Lepilemur microdon) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Lepilemuridae, genus Lepilemur. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the small-toothed sportive lemur

The small-toothed sportive lemur (Lepilemur microdon), or small-toothed weasel lemur, is a primate species in the family Lepilemuridae that—like all extant lemurs—is endemic to Madagascar. The species lives in dense rainforest in southeastern Madagascar, and can be found in Ranomafana and Andringitra National Parks. Described in 1894, it was considered either a subspecies or taxonomic synonym of the weasel sportive lemur (Lepilemur mustelinus) throughout most of the 20th century. Phylogenetic studies not only support its species status, but also suggest that it is the only eastern Malagasy sportive lemur that is more closely related to western than to other eastern species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Small-toothed sportive lemur (revision 1356981121), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q201387 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).