Grey bamboo lemur
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The grey bamboo lemur is also called the grey gentle lemur, or the eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus).[2] This is the smallest of the bamboo lemurs. It lives mostly in bamboo forests in eastern Madagascar. It is normally active at dusk, eating bamboo leaves and shoots.
Appearance
Grey bamboo lemurs grow up to 1 foot (0.30 m) long and weigh up to 5 pounds (2.3 kg). The eastern lesser bamboo lemur has a dense, woolly coat that is grey to olive-grey on the upperparts, with chestnut-brown tinges on the head, shoulders, and sometimes the back.
Grey Bamboo Lemur Media
Lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus)
References
- ↑ Andrainarivo C. (2008). Hapalemur griseus. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2008. Retrieved on 1 January 2009.
- ↑ Groves, Colin. Mammal Species of the World (16 November 2005)Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 116. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.