
Hawks' sportive lemur (Lepilemur tymerlachsoni), also known as the Nosy Be sportive lemur or Nosy Be weasel lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. Like all members of its genus, it is solitary, nocturnal and largely folivorous. It is threatened by habitat loss and unsustainable hunting.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Nosy Be Sportive Lemur being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Lepilemur ankaranensis
- Avahi laniger
- Lepilemur ruficaudatus
- Lepilemur hubbardorum
- Prolemur simus
- Lepilemur leucopus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Lepilemuridae
- Genus
- Lepilemur
- Species
- Lepilemur tymerlachsoni
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