Lepilemur dorsalis

Animalia, Lepilemuridae, VU

Lepilemur dorsalis is a small sportive lemur with a head-body length of 23–26 cm, a tail length 26–28 cm, a total length of 51–54 cm, and an average weight of 500–730 g (Louis et al., 2006b). The ears are relatively short and rounded, the muzzle blunt, and the face dark gray to brown. The dorsal coat, including the tail, is medium brown to gray-brown and bisected by a darker brown median stripe. The ventral coat is a lighter gray-brown, paler towards the throat. This species might be confused with Cheirogaleus medius and Avahi unicolor. It can be distinguished from Cheirogaleus by its larger size, vertically-oriented posture, and clinging-leaping form of locomotion. It can usually be distinguished from Avahi by its more prominent ears. Avahi also has larger, owl-like eyes, a woollier appearance, and distinctive white patches on its thighs, and often huddles closely with other family members. \([\dots]\) https://lemursofmadagascar.com

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Current distribution

N. of observation used in the models

  N = 18

  Species distribution area

  SDA = 13 475 km\(^2\)

 

  Model performance

	ROC	OA	TSS
Value	1.00	0.98	0.98

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Climatic niche

Climatic and altitudinal range

 

	temp	prec	tseas	pseas	cwd	foret	alt
Mean	234	1729	1472	103	402	44	554
2.5%	158	1376	974	88	113	0	10
97.5%	265	2097	2036	113	675	100	1921

Variable importance

	GAM	RF	MaxE	ANN	mrank	rank
temp	0.79	0.52	0.01	0.34	4.50	5
prec	0.23	0.49	0.31	0.41	3.75	4
tseas	0.90	0.67	0.71	0.95	1.12	1
pseas	0.80	0.44	0.57	0.81	3.00	2
cwd	0.90	0.42	0.19	0.86	3.12	3
foret	0.11	0.09	0.07	0.36	5.50	6

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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	658	-95
2	45	2080	zero	658	-95
3	85	2080	full	0	-100
4	85	2080	zero	0	-100

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