Lepilemur betsileo Louis et al. 2006 (sportive lemur)

Mammalia - Primates - Lepilemuridae

Full reference: E.E. Louis, S.E. Engberg, R. Lei, H. Geng, J.A. Sommer, R. Ramaromilanto, J.C. J.R. Randriamanana Zaonarivelo, R. Andriantompohavana, G. Randria, Prosper, B. Ramaromilanto, G. Rakotoarisoa, A. Rooney and R.A. Brenneman. 2006. Molecular and morphological analyses of the sportive lemurs (Family Megaladapidae: Genus Lepilemur) reveals 11 previously unrecognized species. Texas Tech University Special Publications (49)1-49

Belongs to Lepilemur according to E.E. Louis et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Lepilemur aeeclis, Lepilemur ahmansoni, Lepilemur ankaranensis, Lepilemur dorsalis, Lepilemur edwardsi, Lepilemur fleuretae, Lepilemur grewcockorum, Lepilemur hollandorum, Lepilemur hubbardorum, Lepilemur jamesorum, Lepilemur leucopus, Lepilemur manasamody, Lepilemur microdon, Lepilemur milanoii, Lepilemur mittermeieri, Lepilemur mustelinus, Lepilemur otto, Lepilemur petteri, Lepilemur randrianasoloi, Lepilemur ruficaudatus, Lepilemur sahamalazensis, Lepilemur scottorum, Lepilemur seali, Lepilemur septentrionalis, Lepilemur tymerlachsoni, Lepilemur wrighti

Ecology: arboreal omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lepilemur betsileo in the database

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