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SPECIES Avahi occidentalis

Author:von Lorenz-Liburnau, 1898.
Citation:Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges., 21: 452.
Common Name:Western Woolly Lemur
Type Locality:Madagascar, Ambondrobe, NE of Bombetoka Bay, ca. 15°38’S, 46°24’E (according to lectotype selection by Thalmann and Geissmann, 2000).
Distribution:Madagascar: Betsiboka River north as far as Mahajamba or Sofia Rivers, perhaps to Maevarano River.
Status:CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Vulnerable.
Comments:Rumpler et al. (1990) suggested that occidentalis may be a distinct species, and they were followed by Thalmann and Geissmann (2000), who drew attention to a population in the Bemaraha district at 18°59’S, 44°45’E, which they suggested is likely to represent a further, undescribed species.
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