Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of AEECL's sportive lemur (Lepilemur aeeclis), recorded as Endangered
AEECL's sportive lemur (Lepilemur aeeclis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

AEECL's sportive lemur

Lepilemur aeeclis

The Antafia sportive lemur, or red-shouldered sportive lemur is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Lepilemur aeeclis
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Primates · Lepilemuridae · Lepilemur

The primate

It has a total length of about 52 to 59 cm (20 to 23 in), of that 24–26 cm (9.4–10.2 in) are tail.

Range and habitat

The Antafia sportive lemur, or red-shouldered sportive lemur is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. The AEECL's sportive lemur is found in western Madagascar, living in dry deciduous forests.

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

In crisis

AEECL's sportive lemur is 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 AEECL's sportive lemur, Wikidata item Q1116881. 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.

Same genus

Photograph of Red-tailed sportive lemur (Lepilemur ruficaudatus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Red-tailed sportive lemur

Lepilemur ruficaudatus
Photograph of Sahamalaza sportive lemur (Lepilemur sahamalazensis), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Sahamalaza sportive lemur

Lepilemur sahamalazensis
Photograph of Northern sportive lemur (Lepilemur septentrionalis), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Northern sportive lemur

Lepilemur septentrionalis
Photograph of Hawks' sportive lemur (Lepilemur tymerlachsoni), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Hawks' sportive lemur

Lepilemur tymerlachsoni

Quick answers

What is AEECL's sportive lemur?
The Antafia sportive lemur, or red-shouldered sportive lemur is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar.
What is the conservation status of AEECL's sportive lemur?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Lepilemur aeeclis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does AEECL's sportive lemur live?
The AEECL's sportive lemur is found in western Madagascar, living in dry deciduous forests.
Why is AEECL's sportive lemur in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Lepilemur aeeclis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is AEECL's sportive lemur a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.