Avahi laniger

(Gmelin, 1788), Animalia, Indriidae, VU

Avahi laniger has a head-body length of 27.7–32.2 cm, a tail length of 30.4–36.6 cm, a total length of 58.1–68.8 cm, and a weight of 1.0–1.4 kg (Glander et al., 1992; Zaramody et al., 2006; Andriantompohavana et al., 2007; Lei et al., 2008). This species is slightly larger and darker than Avahi occidentalis. It has dense short fur, tightly curled on the back. The dorsal coat is gray-brown to reddish, becoming paler towards the tail, which is a rusty- red. The chest and abdomen are gray. The face is brownish, with a lighter band or distinct patches above the eyes and lighter fur on the cheeks and throat. The ears are small and largely hidden by the thick fur. \([\dots]\) https://lemursofmadagascar.com

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Current distribution

N. of observation used in the models

  N = 126

  Species distribution area

  SDA = 49 622 km\(^2\)

 

  Model performance

	ROC	OA	TSS
Value	0.99	0.92	0.85

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Climatic niche

Climatic and altitudinal range

 

	temp	prec	tseas	pseas	cwd	foret	alt
Mean	201	1809	2420	72	61	75	843
2.5%	159	1154	1981	41	5	0	27
97.5%	239	2774	2752	98	196	100	1800

Variable importance

	GLM	GAM	RF	MaxE	ANN	mrank	rank
temp	0.14	0.26	0.16	0.01	0.17	5.00	5
prec	0.03	0.09	0.17	0.08	0.16	5.40	6
tseas	0.14	0.22	0.26	0.13	0.18	3.60	3
pseas	0.14	0.21	0.26	0.08	0.27	4.00	4
cwd	1.00	0.90	0.56	0.49	0.46	1.60	2
foret	0.47	0.52	0.61	0.74	0.55	1.40	1

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Vulnerability to climate change

Full dispersal

  RCP : 85, Year : 2080

 

Zero dispersal

  RCP : 85, Year : 2080

 

Scenarios

	RCP	Year	Disp	Area	Change
1	45	2080	full	47 960	-3
2	45	2080	zero	44 405	-11
3	85	2080	full	39 786	-20
4	85	2080	zero	38 507	-22

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