Hawks' sportive lemur
| Hawks' sportive lemur | |
|---|---|
| in Lokobe Strict Reserve | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
| Family: | Lepilemuridae |
| Genus: | Lepilemur |
| Species: | L. tymerlachsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepilemur tymerlachsoni Louis et al., 2006 | |
| Distribution for L. tymerlachsoni | |
Hawks' sportive lemur (Lepilemur tymerlachsoni), also known as the Nosy Be sportive lemur or Nosy Be weasel lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. Like all members of its genus, it is solitary, nocturnal and largely folivorous. It is threatened by habitat loss and unsustainable hunting.