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Sanford's brown lemur (Eulemur sanfordi), or Sanford's lemur, [3] is a species of strepsirrhine primate in the family Lemuridae. Sanford's brown lemur was previously considered a subspecies of the common brown lemur ( Eulemur fulvus ) but was raised to full species in 2001. [ 1 ]
The extinction of the largest lemurs is often attributed to predation by humans and possibly habitat destruction. [2] Since all extinct lemurs were not only large (and thus ideal prey species), but also slow-moving (and thus more vulnerable to human predation), their presumably slow-reproducing and low-density populations were least likely to ...
The Lemur Conservation Foundation maintains an active office in northeastern Madagascar and supports conservation initiatives with a focus on community and habitat protection programs in and around Anjanaharibe-Sud Reserve and Marojejy National Park. [4] [5] [6] LCF offers internship opportunities in primate husbandry and research.
This demonstrates that lemur species such as the lemur catta and the common brown lemur were forced to switch their primary diet to a group of secondary food sources. [ 9 ] With most lemurids, the mother gives birth to one or two young after a gestation period of between 120 and 140 days, depending on species.
The crowned lemur is endemic to the dry deciduous forests of the northern tip of Madagascar. [5] [6] It eats a diet of mostly flowers, fruits, and leaves.The population is estimated to 1000–10,000 individuals as of 2004, most of which live within the Ankarana Special Reserve, [7] [8] although there is also a population in the Montagne d'Ambre national park and also in the forest of Andrafiamena.
Lemurs occurring here include the crowned lemur, northern sportive lemur, gray mouse lemur, Sanford's brown lemur and the aye-aye. [6] Numerous geckos inhabit the reserve including the Henkel's leaf-tailed gecko, big-headed gecko and day gecko. [7]
The order Primates consists of 505 extant species belonging to 81 genera. This does not include hybrid species or extinct prehistoric species. Modern molecular studies indicate that the 81 genera can be grouped into 16 families; these families are divided between two named suborders and are grouped in those suborders into named clades, and some of these families are subdivided into named ...
In the western part of its range, the common brown lemur overlaps that of the mongoose lemur, and the two species sometimes travel together. [6] In the areas of overlap, the two species also adapt their activity patterns to avoid conflict. [8] For example, the mongoose lemur can become primarily nocturnal during the dry season in the areas of ...