| Species | Weight | Head Body Length |
Tail Length |
Home range |
Day / Night Range |
Group Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microcebus rufus | 42.5g (n=87) |
125mm | 115mm |
|
|
1? |
| Cheirogaleus major major | 356g (n=5) |
250mm | 275mm | 4ha |
|
1? |
| Lepilemur sp. |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Avahi laniger | 1200g (n=10) |
265-290mm | 330-370mm | 2.1ha |
300-620m | 2-5 |
| Daubentonia madagascariensis | 2.5kg-2.8kg | 400mm | 400mm | 32ha-215ha | 1.5-4.4km | 1? |
| Hapalemur griseus griseus | 935g (n=2) |
280mm | 304-406mm | 15ha |
425m | 3-6 |
| Hapalemur aureus | 1548g (n=5) |
340-395mm | 370-410mm | 26ha |
400m | 2-4 |
| Hapalemur simus | 2450g (n=2) |
450mm | 440mm | 40ha |
|
4-12 |
| Eulemur fulvus rufus | 2206g (n=33) |
400mm | 450mm | 100-300ha |
134-2114m | 5-16 |
| Eulemur rubriventer | 2003g (n=22) |
400mm | 500mm | 19-40ha |
|
2-5 |
| Propithecus diadema edwardsi | 5721g (n=14) |
480mm | 450mm | 100-250ha |
1km | 3-9 |
| Varecia variegata
variegata (not permanent resident at TTS) |
3.5-4.5kg |
550mm | 600mm | 17-22ha |
.4-2.3km | 5-16 |
| Species | Activity | Group Size |
Social Structure |
Migration | Mating Season |
Birth Season |
Litter Size |
Weaning | Sexual Maturity |
Interbirth Interval |
Life Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microcebus rufus | nocturnal | 1 | Solitary | males? | several | several | 1-3 | ? | ? | <1 year | ? |
| Cheirogaleus major major | nocturnal | 1 | Solitary |
|
? | Nov-Feb | 2-3 | 70d | ? | ? | 9y |
| Lepilemur sp. | nocturnal | 1 | Solitary |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Avahi laniger | nocturnal | 2-5 | 1-1 | both | ? | Aug-Sep | 1 | 150d | 1 year | ? | ? |
| Daubentonia madagascariensis | nocturnal | 1 | Solitary |
|
all year | all year | 1 | ? | 4 years | 2-3 years | ? |
| Hapalemur griseus griseus | diurnal? | 3-6 | multi-multi | ? | May-Jun | Sep | 1 | 4mo | 2 years | 1 year | ? |
| Hapalemur aureus | diurnal | 2-4 | 1-1 | both | ? | Dec | 1 | ? | 3 years? | 1 year | ? |
| Hapalemur simus | diurnal? | 4-12 | 1-multi | males? | ?May? | ?Oct? | 1 | ? | 3years? | 1 year | ? |
| Eulemur fulvus rufus | cathemeral | 5-16 | multi-multi | males | May | Sept | 1 | ? | 2-4years | 1 year | ? |
| Eulemur rubriventer | cathemeral | 2-5 | 1-1 | both | May-Jun | Sep-Oct | 1 | 4-5mo | ? | 1 year | ? |
| Propithecus diadema edwardsi | diurnal | 3-9 | multi-multi | both? | ? | Jun-July | 1 | 3mo | ? | 2 year | 20y |
| Varecia variegata
variegata (not permanent resident at TTS) |
diurnal | 5-16 | 1-1 multi-multi |
? | May-Jul | Sep-Oct | 2 | 90d | 20mo | 1 year | 19y |
| Species | Diurnal Raptors |
Nocturnal Raptors |
Cryptoprocta ferox |
Galidia elegans |
Snakes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microcebus rufus | x |
x |
x |
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| Cheirogaleus major major | ? |
x |
|||
| Lepilemur sp. |
|
|
|
|
|
| Avahi laniger | x |
x? |
|
||
| Daubentonia madagascariensis | |||||
| Hapalemur griseus griseus | ? |
x? |
|
||
| Hapalemur aureus | ? |
|
|||
| Hapalemur simus |
|
x |
|
||
| Eulemur fulvus rufus | x |
x |
|
x |
|
| Eulemur rubriventer |
|
x |
|
? |
|
| Propithecus diadema edwardsi | ? |
x |
|
|
|
| Varecia variegata variegata | ? |
|
. |
Data from: Goodman, 1993,
Garbutt 1999, Wright
1998
x signifies an observed event, ? signifies an inferred event, x? means that
an owl pellet was found containing either A.l. or
H.g.g.
Garbutt, N. 1999, Mammals of Madagascar, Yale University Press
Goodman, SM, O'Conner S, Langrand O, 1993 "A review of predation on lemurs: Implications for the evolution of social behavior in small, nocturnal primates", Lemur Social Systems and their Ecological Basis, 51-66
Mittermeier, Russell et al, 1994, The Lemurs of Madagascar, Conservation International
Rowe, Noel, 1996, The Pictorial Guide to the Living Primates, Pogonias Press
Tan, Chia L, 1999, "Group Composition, Home Range Size, and Diet of Three Sympatric Bamboo Lemur Species (Genus Hapalemur) in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar", International Journal of Primatology, 20(4) 547-566
Wright, PC, 1998, "Impact of Predation Risk on the Behavior of Propithecus diadema edwardsi in the Rainforest of Madagascar", Behaviour, 135(4): 483-512
Wright, PC, 1995 "Demography and Life History of Free-ranging Propithecus diadema edwardsi in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar", International Journal of Primatology, 16:(5) 835-854
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