Western woolly lemur  (Avahi occidentalis)

Range

Restricted to fragmented areas of western and north-western Madagascar (2). The population in Bemaraha, traditionally classed as Avahi occidentalis, has recently been reclassified as a distinct species, Avahi cleesei (4).

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

Habitat

Found in dry deciduous forests and moist forests in the Sambirano region (2). Predominantly arboreal, most often found in the canopy (5).

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