Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Ankarana sportive lemur (Lepilemur ankaranensis), recorded as Endangered
Ankarana sportive lemur (Lepilemur ankaranensis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Ankarana sportive lemur

Lepilemur ankaranensis

The Ankarana sportive lemur, or Ankarana weasel lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Lepilemur ankaranensis
CITES
Appendix I
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Primates · Lepilemuridae · Lepilemur

The primate

It is one of the smaller sportive lemurs with a total length of about 53 cm (21 in), among them 25 cm (9.8 in) of tail. Average body weight is approximately 750 grams (1.65 lb).

Range and habitat

The Ankarana sportive lemur, or Ankarana weasel lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. The Ankarana sportive lemur is found in northern Madagascar, living in dry lowland forests in Ankarana, Andrafiamena and Analamerana, and in moist montane forest of Montagne d'Ambre.

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

In crisis

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

Ankarana 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 Ankarana sportive lemur, Wikidata item Q556483. 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 Ankarana sportive lemur?
The Ankarana sportive lemur, or Ankarana weasel lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar.
What is the conservation status of Ankarana sportive lemur?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Lepilemur ankaranensis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Ankarana sportive lemur live?
The Ankarana sportive lemur is found in northern Madagascar, living in dry lowland forests in Ankarana, Andrafiamena and Analamerana, and in moist montane forest of Montagne d'Ambre.
Why is Ankarana 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 ankaranensis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Ankarana sportive lemur a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.