| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | MAMMALIA | PRIMATES | CHEIROGALEIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Microcebus lehilahytsara | |||
| Species Authority: | Roos & Kappeler, 2005 | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Data Deficient ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2008 |
| Assessor/s | Roos, C., Kappeler, P. & Hoffmann, M. |
| Evaluator/s: | Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority) |
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Justification: Listed as Data Deficient as this species is only recently described, and further information is required to determine the taxonomic validity of this species, its limits of distribution, and its population status. |
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| Range Description: | Currently, this species is known only from the type locality of Andasibe and surrounding regions (for example, Maromizaha Forest, including the two protected areas Analamazaotra Special Reserve and Mantadia National Park (Kappeler et al. 2005; Roos and Kappeler 2006). The extent of the distribution of this species to the south and north is still unknown. The maximum extent of its range to the south may be Ranomafana National Park, where it is replaced by M. rufus, and to the north to the Betampona Strict Nature Reserve and Zahamena Strict Nature Reserve and National Park, where it is replaced by M. simmonsi (Roos and Kappeler 2006). |
| Countries: |
Native:
Madagascar
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| Range Map: |
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| Population: | Unknown. Only discovered in 2005. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | An inhabitant of the eastern rainforests. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | Unknown. It is currently known only from protected areas. |
| Conservation Actions: | Listed on CITES Appendix I. It is known to occur in the Analamazaotra Special Reserve and Mantadia National Park. It is not clear whether it also occurs in Mangerivola Special Reserve. As of 2007 this species was represented in only a single zoological collection (Zurich, Switzerland) (Mittermeier et al. 2008). |
| Citation: | Roos, C., Kappeler, P. & Hoffmann, M. 2008. Microcebus lehilahytsara. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 November 2009. |
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