Hubbard's Sportive Lemur

very nice find Mel,congrats on the wel deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing such a fantastic spotting page

Hi Mel. Glad to see your Lemur spotting recognized as SOTD. It was a great shot. Congratulations/.

A very special encounter Mel! Congratulations, it is our Spotting of the Day: "Look carefully or you might miss it! This Hubbard's Sportive Lemur (Lepilemur hubbardorum) is our Spotting of the Day. Sportive lemurs (family Lepilemuridae) are closely related to other lemurs, and are found exclusively on the island of Madagascar. This species is restricted to dry transitional forests in the southwest of the island, and is classified as Endangered by the IUCN. The future looks bleak for Hubbard's sportive lemur. A study published in 2015 found that expected changes in temperature and rainfall across Madagascar may affect the ranges of 60% of the 57 species of lemur examined over the next 70 years, and that Hubbard's sportive lemur could be one of three lemur species to lose all of its habitat by 2080. For more information: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.1418 " I have corrected the scientific name for you.The original name L. hubbardi was found to be incorrectly formed and was corrected to L. hubbardorum in 2009. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603/10161497861405603/?type=3&theater&ifg=1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/1097295070225727490

Good one Mel11. Looks to be a very shy critter.

What a shot. Well done. Thanks for sharing your experience, Mel.

Great spotting...you need good eyesight to "see"it hiding the way it is. Thanks for sharing, Mel 11. Love your posts.