Saturday Know Your Primate: Hapalemur griseus

Order: Primates Suborder: Strepsirrhini Family: Lemuridae Genus: Hapalemur Species: Hapalemur griseus Common: Gentle Bamboo Lemur According to Walker’s Primates of the World there are three species in the genus Hapalemur, however the ADW lists four.

Know Your Primate: Lepilemur mustelinus

Order: Primates Suborder: Strepsirrhini Family: Lepilemuridae Genus: Lepilemur Species: Lepilemur mustelinus Common Name: Weasel or Sportive Lemur The genus Lepilemur contains anywhere from one to eight species – depending on who you talk to. Sportive lemurs live in deciduous forests in Madagascar and are nocturnal and folivorous.

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