Greater bamboo lemur

The largest of the bamboo lemurs weighing up to 2.5kgs, it is critically endangered in the wild with populations estimated at just 130 individuals found in National Parks with just 2 in Ranomafana and has been listed on "The World's 25 most endangered primates". The major threats to this lemur are the following: slash and burn farming, mining, bamboo and other logging, and slingshot hunting.