ANTH 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Mongoose Lemur, Sportive Lemur, Dwarf Lemur
4 Dec 2017
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In 12 genera, over 100 species (about two dozen new species discovered in previous decade), Suborder strepsirhini, divided into two infraorders: lemuriforms (includes lemurs, indris, sifakas, and aye aye) and, lorisiforms (includes lorises and galagos (the bushbabies, family lemuridae: Squirrel to cat sized, largely quadrapedal, display vcl. Binocular vision = 114 -130 (compared to monkeys 140-160 ) All have long, often bushy tails and longer hind-limbs than fore-limbs. All the lemuridae: threatened by habitat destruction (often considered to be evil spirits in trees, so trees are removed or burned) Differences in ecology may affect length of time of survival of different species: family cheirogaleidae (dwarf and mouse lemur) Omnivorous, but each species has a dietary specialty. Genus microcebus - lesser mouse lemurs (the smallest members: 2 species, grey & brown ) , 60 g, body weight fluctuates markedly fat reserves are stored in the tail during the wetter months then used to offset during dry.
