These reedbeds provide the sole habitat of the Alaotra gentle lemur ( " Hapalemur griseus alaotrensis " ).
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The lemurs of the genus " Hapalemur " have more manual dexterity and hand eye coordination than most lemurs.
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But Wright not only got her lemur, she discovered another separate species new to science _ Hapalemur aureus or golden bamboo lemur _ also eating bamboo.
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The relationship between the ring-tailed lemur and bamboo lemurs ( both " Hapalemur " and " Prolemur " ) is the least understood.
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:Grey bamboo lemurs ( Hapalemur griseus ) are notoriously bad tempered compared to other lemurs on average . talk ) 19 : 44, 5 April 2010 ( UTC)
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For example, " Hapalemur " and " Prolemur " have short snouts, while the ring-tailed lemur and the rest of Lemuridae have long snouts.
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The golden bamboo lemur ( " Hapalemur aureus " ), for instance, eats giant bamboo ( " Cathariostachys madagascariensis " ), which contains high levels of cyanide.
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Endemic species include a number of birds, reptiles and mammals including the Alaotra gentle lemur ( " Hapalemur alaotrensis " ) and a number of shrews, tenrecs, and rodents.
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She was holding a turn-of-the-century illustration, because her mission was to find a species of lemur _ Hapalemur simus or greater bamboo-eating lemur _ last seen in 1972.
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The ring-tailed lemur is thought to share closer affinities to the bamboo lemurs of the genera " Hapalemur " and " Prolemur " than to the other two genera in its family.