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<td>Tree lemur. Endemic to Ankarafantsika. Vulnerable species.</td>
<td>It has a head-body length of 30cm to 35cm and a tail length of 48cm. An adult weights between 1kg and 1.50kg. The male has a brown back, darker than the female. Male and female distinguish themselves by the colour of their shoulders: Blackish brown for females and yellowish for males. Both sexes have orange eyes and a white nose.</td>
<td>Diurnal in rainy season when the food is abondant and nocturnal in dry season when the food is scares. Folivore and frugivore - feeds on leaves and fruits. Sometimes insectivore - feeds on insects.</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Cheirogaleus medius''</td><td>Fat-tailed dwarf lemur / Matavirambo</td><td>Tree lemur. Endemic to Madagascar. Fully protected species.</td><td>It has a head-body length of 21cm to 22cm and a tail length of 17cm to 20cm. The adult weights 142g at the beginning of the wet season and 217g at the end of the wet season. It has short ears, a brownish back and white stomach. A white strip surrounds its nose and the eyes have a black ring. Slow moving lemur.</td><td>Folivore - eating mostly leaves of ''Commiphora pervilleana'' (Matambelona).</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''''</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''''</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></table>
