Eastern Lesser Bamboo Lemur
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Order: Primates
Family: Lemuridae

[Photo] Lesser Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur griseus). Original Source: Planche VI. Alfred Grandidier (1875-1921) In: Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar. Volume XX. 1892, Paris: Hachette et Cie. Retrieved from: Lemurs or Madagascar:Malagasy Primates, www.tsidy.com/lemurs/index.asp URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hgg_AGrandidier_2.jpg Public Domain.

The Eastern Lesser Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur griseus), also known as the Gray Bamboo Lemur and the Gray Gentle Lemur, is a small lemur endemic to Madagascar. As its name suggests, the Eastern Lesser Bamboo Lemur feeds mainly on bamboo. The lemurs of the Hapalemur genus have more manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination than most lemurs. They are vertical climbers and jump from stalk to stalk in thick bamboo forests.

The Eastern Lesser Bamboo Lemur is gray in colour, sometimes with a red patch on its head. It averages 284 mm in length with a tail of 36.6 mm.

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