Overview
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Alaotran Gentle Lemur, Grey Gentle Lemur, Lac Alaotra Bamboo Lemur
Description
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Habitat
Ecology: This subspecies
inhabits reed beds
and surrounding marshes of Lac Alaotra, where it forages
on the leaves and young shoots
of the reed Phragmites and buds and pith
of Papyrus. Groups sizes vary from 3-4 individuals up to 30-40 depending on the time of the year.[1]
List of Habitats
:1.5Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
5.4Wetlands (inland) - Bogs
, Marshes, Swamps
, Fens
, Peatlands
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Mammals
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
()
- (Rowe, 1988) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
()
- (Wible Et Al., 1995) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
()
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Placentalia
()
- (Owen, 1837) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) Mckenna, in Stucky & Mckenna, in Benton, Ed., 1993
- Grandorder:
Archonta
()
- (Gregory, 1910) Mckenna, 1975
- Order:
Primates
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Strepsirrhini
()
- É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812
- Infraorder:
Lemuriformes
()
- Gregory, 1915b
- Superfamily:
Lemuroidea
()
- (Gray, 1821) Gill, 1872
- Superfamily:
Lemuroidea
(
- Infraorder:
Lemuriformes
(
- Suborder:
Strepsirrhini
(
- Order:
Primates
(
- Grandorder:
Archonta
(
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Hapalemur
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 6 species and subspecies in this genus:
H. aureus (Golden Bamboo Lemurs) · H. griseus (Gray Gentle Lemurs) · H. griseus alaotrensis (Lac Alaotra Bamboo Lemur) · H. griseus griseus (Eastern Lesser Bamboo Lemur) · H. griseus occidentalis (Western Lesser Bamboo Lemur) · H. simus (Broad-Nosed Gentle Lemurs)
More Info
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Further Reading
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- Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Harcourt, C. and Thornback, J. 1990. Lemurs of Madagascar and the Comoros. The IUCN Red Data Book. IUCN - The World Conservation Union, Gland, Switzerland.
- Hilton-Taylor, C. (compiler). 2000. 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
- IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
- Mittermeier, R.A., Konstant, W.R., Nicoll, M.E. and Langrand, O. (compilers) 1992. Lemurs of Madagascar. An Action Plan for their Conservation: 1993-1999. IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group.
- Petter, J.J. and Petter-Rosseaux, A. 1979. Classification of the Prosimians. In: G.A. Doyle and R.D. Martin (eds) The Study of Prosimian Behavior, pp.1-44. Academic Press, London.
- Petter, J.J. and Peyrieras, A. 1970. Observations eco-ethologiques sur les lemuriens malagache du genre Hapalemur. La Terre et la Vie 24:356-382.
- Petter, J.J. and Peyrieras, A. 1975. Preliminary notes on the behavior and ecology of Hapalemur griseus. In: I. Tattersall and R.W. Sussman (eds) Lemur Biology, pp.281-286. Plenum Press, New York.
- Petter, J.J., Albignac, R. and Rumpler, Y. 1977. Mammiferes lemuriens (Primate prosimiens). Faune de Madagascar No. 44. ORSTOM-CNRS, Paris.
- Pollock, J. 1986. A note on the ecology and behavior Hapalemur griseus. Primate Conservation 7: 97-100.
- Tattersall, I. 1982. The Primates of Madagascar. Columbia University Press, New York.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed November 7, 2006.
- Ganzhorn, J. & Members of the Primate Specialist Group 2000. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 111938
- IUCN ID: 9676
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1018827
Footnotes
- Ganzhorn, J. & Members of the Primate Specialist Group 2000. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008. [back]
