Rusty-gray Lesser Bamboo Lemur

The southern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur meridionalis), also known as the southern bamboo lemur, rusty-gray lesser bamboo lemur, and southern gentle lemur, is a species of bamboo lemur endemic to southern Madagascar. Taxonomy It was originally considered to be a subspecies of the eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus), and is of similar size, but is darker and redder than the eastern lesser bamboo lemur, with a shorter tail and different vocalizations. The type locality is the forestry station of Mandena, and it is further supported as a separate species by recent…

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Hapalemur meridionalis​ es una especie de primate estrepsirrino de la familia Lemuridae endémica del sur de Madagascar, cerca de Tôlanaro. Inicialmente fue propuesto como una subespecie del lémur gris del bambú (Hapalemur griseus), pues son de tamaños similares. ​ Sin embargo, H.