James' sportive lemur | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
Family: | Lepilemuridae |
Genus: | Lepilemur |
Species: | L. jamesorum
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Binomial name | |
Lepilemur jamesorum | |
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Distribution of L. jamesorum [1] |
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 cm (24 to 26 in), of which 28 to 32 cm (11 to 13 in) are tail. [4] James' sportive lemur is found in southeastern Madagascar, living in primary and secondary lowland forests. [4]
Originally named L. jamesi, the name was found to be incorrectly formed and was corrected to L. jamesorum in 2009. [5]
James' sportive lemur | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
Family: | Lepilemuridae |
Genus: | Lepilemur |
Species: | L. jamesorum
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Binomial name | |
Lepilemur jamesorum | |
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Distribution of L. jamesorum [1] |
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 cm (24 to 26 in), of which 28 to 32 cm (11 to 13 in) are tail. [4] James' sportive lemur is found in southeastern Madagascar, living in primary and secondary lowland forests. [4]
Originally named L. jamesi, the name was found to be incorrectly formed and was corrected to L. jamesorum in 2009. [5]