Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Golden bamboo lemur (Hapalemur aureus), recorded as Critically Endangered
Golden bamboo lemur (Hapalemur aureus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Golden bamboo lemur

Hapalemur aureus

The golden bamboo lemur, bokombolomena or varibolomena in Malagasy, is a medium-sized bamboo lemur endemic to south-eastern Madagascar.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Hapalemur aureus
Recorded from
Madagascar
CITES
Appendix I
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Primates · Lemuridae · Hapalemur

The primate

It is about the size of a domestic cat and is 28–45 cm (11–18 in) long plus a tail of 24–40 cm (9.4–15.7 in), and on average weighs 1.6 kg (3.5 lb).

Range and habitat

The species is endemic to the rain forests of south–eastern Madagascar at elevations of 600–1,400 m (2,000–4,600 ft). It is known from the vicinity of Ranomafana National Park (first discovery in 1986 by Patricia Wright), Andringitra National Park (discovered in 1993), possibly in a forest corridor that connects Ranomafana with Andringitra National Park. The golden bamboo lemur, bokombolomena or varibolomena in Malagasy, is a medium-sized bamboo lemur endemic to south-eastern Madagascar.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

The park was opened in 1991 to protect this endangered lemur, as well as several other lemur species and its flora and fauna. The population is declining, predominantly due to hunting and to ongoing habitat loss. With only about 1,000 individuals remaining.

CITES lists this taxon on Appendix I. Confirm the current appendix on the CITES checklist.

Golden bamboo lemur is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Golden bamboo lemur, Wikidata item Q775192. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Vaquita

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Sumatran orangutan

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Quick answers

What is Golden bamboo lemur?
The golden bamboo lemur, bokombolomena or varibolomena in Malagasy, is a medium-sized bamboo lemur endemic to south-eastern Madagascar.
What is the conservation status of Golden bamboo lemur?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Hapalemur aureus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Golden bamboo lemur live?
The species is endemic to the rain forests of south–eastern Madagascar at elevations of 600–1,400 m (2,000–4,600 ft).
Why is Golden bamboo lemur in crisis?
The population is declining, predominantly due to hunting and to ongoing habitat loss. With only about 1,000 individuals remaining.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Hapalemur aureus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Golden bamboo lemur a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.