Phaner parienti (Groves & Tattersall, 1991)
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30. View Plate 4: Cheirogaleidae
Sambirano Fork-marked Lemur
French: Phaner de Pariente / German: Sambirano-Gabelstreifenmaki / Spanish: Lémur de orejas ahorquilladas de Sambirano
Other common names: Pariente’s Fork-crowned Lemur, Pariente’s Fork-marked Lemur
Taxonomy. Phaner furcifer parienti Groves & Tattersall, 1991 View in CoL ,
NW Madagascar, Djangoa {13°50’S, 48° 20" E).
This species is monotypic.
Distribution. NW Madagascar in the Sambirano region S of Ambanja, including the Ampasindava Peninsula, extending S to the Andranomalaza River. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Few measurements available, but three animals (one male and two females) from Antafondro Classified Forest measured by E. E. Louis Jr. averaged 23-8 cm in head-body length, 40-1 cm in tail length, and 360 g in weight. The Sambirano Fork-marked Lemur is larger than the Pale Fork-marked Lemur ( P. pallescens ), with larger teeth and a tail at least as long as the head-body length. Fur is thick and dense. The dorsal color is dark brown and the underside buffy, often with reddish tints. The crown fork is broad, black, well defined, and continuous with the dorsal midline stripe, which extends to the base of the tail. The distal one-third of the tail is also dark, but it is occasionally tipped with white.
Habitat. Tall lowland tropical moist forest from sea level to 800 m. The Sambirano Fork-marked Lemur can survive in remnant forest canopies that shade coffee plantations.
Food and Feeding. There is no specific information available for this species, but gums undoubtedly form a major part of the diet.
Breeding. There is no information available for this species.
Activity patterns. The Sambirano Fork-marked Lemur is nocturnal and arboreal.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no information available for this species.
Status and Conservation. CITES Appendix I. Classified as Vulnerable on The [UCN Red List. However, at the IUCN/SSC Lemur Red-Listing Workshop held in July 2012, the Sambirano Fork-marked Lemur was assessed as endangered due to an ongoing and predicted population decline of more than 50% over 10 years. The Sambirano Fork-marked Lemuris threatened mainly by habitat destruction due to slash-and-burn agriculture, in some instances for the illegal growing of Cannabis. It is reported to occur in Manongarivo Special Reserve and Tsaratanana Strict Nature Reserve. Neither area is well protected at this time, although significant tracts of suitable forest habitat remain within the distribution of the Sambirano Fork-marked Lemur , which should be the focus of efforts to expand and link existing protected areas.
Bibliography. Groves (2001), Groves & Tattersall (1991), Mittermeier et al. (2010).
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