Hairy-eared dwarf lemur  (Allocebus trichotis)

Authentication

Authenticated (05/02/08) by Karla Biebouw, Nocturnal Primate Research Group, Department of Anthropology, Oxford Brookes University.
http://www.nprg.org

Glossary

  • Nocturnal: active at night.
  • Primary rainforest: rainforest that has remained undisturbed for a long time and has reached a mature condition.
  • Slash-and-burn: the cutting and burning of forests or woodlands to create space for agriculture or livestock.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (January, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Nowak, R.M. (1999) Walker’s Mammals of the World. Sixth Edition.Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London.
  3. CITES (June, 2007)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Rakotoarison, N., Zimmermann, H. and Zimmermann, E. (1996) Hairy-eared dwarf lemur (allocebus trichotis) discovered in a highland rain forest of eastern Madagascar. Biogéographie de Madagascar, 1996: 275 - 282.
  5. Dolch, R., Hilgartner, R., Ndriamiary, J. and Randriamahazo, H. (2004) The grandmother of all bamboo lemurs - evidence for the occurrence of Hapalemur simus in fragmented rainforest surrounding the Torotorofotsy marshes, Central Eastern Madagascar. Lemur News, 9: 24 - 26.
  6. Rakotoarison, N., Zimmermann, H. and Zimmermann, E. (1997) First discovery of the hairy-eared dwarf lemur (Allocebus trichotis) in a highland rain forest of Eastern Madagascar. Folia Primatologica, 68: 86 - 94.
  7. Garbutt, N. (1999) Mammals of Madagascar.Pica Press, Sussex.
  8. Andriamasimanana, R., Rabenandrasana, M., Raminoarisoa, V., Virginie, M., Ratelolahy, F. and Rakotonirainy, E. (2001) Effets de la fragmentation de la forêt humide sur les populations d'oiseaux et de lémuriens dans le corridor Mantadia-Zahamena. Lemur News, 6: 18 - 22.
  9. Rakotoarison, N. (1998) Recent discoveries of the hairy-eared dwarf lemur (Allocebus trichotis). Lemur News, 3: 21 - .
  10. Meier, B and Albignac, R. (1991) Rediscovery of Allocebus trichotis Guenther 1875 (Primates) in Northeast Madagascar. Folia Primatologica, 56: 57 - 63.
  11. Yoder, A. (1996) Pilot study to determine the status of Allocebus trichotis in Madagascar. Lemur News, 2: 14 - 15.
  12. Garreau, J. and Manantsara, A. (2003) The protected-area complex of the Parc National de Marojejy and the Reserve Speciale d'Anjanaharibe-Sud. The natural History of Madagascar, 2003: 1451 - 1458.
  13. Schuetz, H. and Goodman, S. (1998) Photographic evidence of Allocebus trichotis in the Reserve Speciale d'Anjanaharibe-Sud. Lemur News, 3: 21 - 22.
  14. Goodman, M. and Raselimanana, A. (2002) The occurrence of Allocebus trichotis in the Park National de Marojejy. Lemur News, 7: 21 - 22.
  15. Biebouw, K. (2005) Pilot study on the conservation status of the hairy-eared dwarf lemur (Allocebus trichotis) in Eastern Madagascar.Nocturnal Primate Research Group, Oxford Brookes University.
left