Lepilemur microdon

Animalia, Lepilemuridae, EN

Lepilemur microdon is a large sportive lemur with a head-body length of 27–32 cm, a tail length of 25–29 cm, a total length of 55–64 cm, and a body weight of 900 g–1.2 kg (Louis et al., 2006b; Garbutt, 2007). The dorsal coat is thick and reddish-brown, and sports a dark midline stripe, while the underside, including the face and neck, are a pale gray- brown, sometimes with a yellowish tinge on the abdomen. The forelimbs and shoulders are a rich chestnut-brown, and the tail darkens toward the tip. This species is very similar in appearance to L. mustelinus, and indeed the two are almost impossible to distinguish under field conditions, making geographic location the best means of identifying individuals seen in the wild. This species is most likely to be confused with the similar-sized Avahi, which also adopts a vertical clinging posture, and to a lesser extent with Cheirogaleus, which moves about quadrupedally. \([\dots]\) https://lemursofmadagascar.com

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Current distribution

N. of observation used in the models

  N = 15

  Species distribution area

  SDA = 26 856 km\(^2\)

 

  Model performance

	ROC	OA	TSS
Value	1.00	0.95	0.95

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Climatic niche

Climatic and altitudinal range

 

	temp	prec	tseas	pseas	cwd	foret	alt
Mean	193	1761	2526	71	41	76	977
2.5%	155	1186	2131	42	4	0	187
97.5%	228	2548	2768	91	120	100	1739

Variable importance

	GAM	RF	MaxE	ANN	mrank	rank
temp	0.40	0.61	0.06	0.49	3.25	4
prec	0.35	0.17	0.00	0.10	5.62	6
tseas	0.55	0.21	0.18	0.57	3.00	2
pseas	0.43	0.24	0.00	0.42	4.38	5
cwd	1.00	0.34	0.71	0.73	1.50	1
foret	0.14	0.38	0.28	0.55	3.25	4

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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	11 016	-59
2	45	2080	zero	10 963	-59
3	85	2080	full	3 147	-88
4	85	2080	zero	3 147	-88

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