Alaotran gentle lemur  (Hapalemur alaotrensis)

Range

Endemic to Madagascar and found only in and around the largest lake of the island (6); Lac Alaotra, situated in central-eastern Madagascar (1). Today the Alaotran gentle lemur inhabits one of the most restricted ranges of any lemur species, and is found mainly in the southwest corner of the lake, although a tiny, isolated population also persists on the northern shore (3).

View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Habitat

This is the only primate adapted to live in reed and papyrus beds (3).

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