Alaotra bambooemaki

"This bamboo lemur lives around Lake Alaotra. This is the largest lake in Madagascar."

Alaotra bamboemaki

  • Hapalemur alaotrensis

    Scientific name

  • Madagaskar

    Habitat

  • gras, riet en wortels

    Food

  • maximaal 23 jaar

    Lifetime

  • tot 1 kilo

    Weight

  • 66 cm

    Length

  • 1

    Number of youngsters

  • 4,5 maanden

    Wear time

  • Ernstig bedreigd

    IUCN Status

  • Nee

    EEP

Wist je dat?

  • 23

    years, which is the maximum age of the bamboo lemur

  • 1

    kilo, heavier than that a bamboo lemur does not weigh

  • 4

    so many different kinds of plants the bamboo lemur eats but

Elective

The Alaotra bambooemaki is very picky. It eats only four different types of plants: two types of grass, including the cocksfoot, roots of reeds and the interior of papyrus cane.

Smart climbers

To move through the reed beds in which he lives, he climbs a reed stalk until it bends over. He stays on it until he can reach the next stem, to which he then jumps.

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