In honor of those who have delurked here is another installment of my long neglected Know Your Primate series. Continue reading
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Saturday Know Your Primate: Hapalemur griseus
Posted on February 23, 2008 by Timothy McDougald
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.
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Know Your Primate: Lepilemur mustelinus
Posted on November 3, 2007 by Timothy McDougald
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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Know Your Primate: Lemur catta
Posted on September 23, 2007 by Timothy McDougald
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: Lemuridae
Genus: Lemur
Species: Lemur catta
Common name: Ring-Tailed Lemurs
I must confess that I have a fondness for the lemurs – especially the ring-tailed lemurs.
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Know Your Primate: Pachylemur insignis
Posted on April 28, 2007 by Timothy McDougald
Superfamily: Lemuroidea
Family: Lemuridae
Subfamily: Lemurianae
Genus: Pachylemur
Species: Pachylemur insignis
The genus Pachylemur is, at present, composed of two species; Pachylemur insignis and Pachylemur jullyi .
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