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Bamboo Lemurs
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Bamboo Lemurs

Hapalemur

The bamboo or gentle lemurs are the lemurs in genus Hapalemur. These medium-sized primates live exclusively on Madagascar. The greater bamboo lemur, formerly known as Hapalemur simus, was considered part of this genus, but is now classified as belonging to the genus Prolemur.

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species

Eastern Lesser Bamboo Lemur

speciesHapalemur griseus

Golden Bamboo Lemur

speciesHapalemur aureus

Sambirano Lesser Bamboo Lemur

speciesHapalemur occidentalis

Rusty-gray Lesser Bamboo Lemur

speciesHapalemur meridionalis

Alaotran Bamboo Lemur

speciesHapalemur alaotrensis

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 43618.