Holland's sportive lemur (Lepilemur hollandorum), or Mananara-Nord sportive lemur, is a sportive lemur

Sportive lemur

The sportive lemurs are the medium sized primates that make up the Lepilemuridae family. The family consists of only one extant genus, Lepilemur, as well as the extinct genus Megaladapis. They are closely related to the other lemurs and exclusively live on the island of Madagascar...

 that is endemic to Madagascar

Madagascar

The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...

. This lemur is found specifically in the Mananara-Nord Biosphere Reserve, but the limits of its habitat

Habitat

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 have yet to be determined. It lives in primary and secondary rainforest

Rainforest

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s. Holland's Sportive Lemur was promoted to full species status in 2008.

Description

This species of sportive lemur weighs 0.99 kg. It is closest in weight to the weasel sportive lemur.

The pelage on the head, along the shoulders down to the mid back is mottled reddish-gray. The color of its coat then becomes
a lighter grayish-brown down to the pygal region of the tail

Tail

The tail is the section at the rear end of an animal's body; in general, the term refers to a distinct, flexible appendage to the torso. It is the part of the body that corresponds roughly to the sacrum and coccyx in mammals, reptiles, and birds...

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