Range Description
This species is found in Madagascar in three populations: in the west, north of the Betsiboka River, where it lives on the high plateau in scattered forest fragments; in eastern Madagascar, to the north of the Mangoro River to the Onive River (generally north-east of Antananarivo as far as the Ambatovaky Special Reserve); and in an isolated population in Ambohitantely Special Reserve, a small reserve of no more than 3,000 ha. They are also on the island of Mayotte in the Comores, where it apparently was introduced by human agency (Mittermeier et al. 2008).
The western populations can be divided into two subpopulations, a southern one extending from the Betsiboka River/Ankarafantsika National Park to the Maverano River, and a northern one ranging from the Andranomalaza River and Manongarivo Reserve to the Mahavavy du Nord River south of Ambilobe. Animals in the northern reaches of this range may also be found throughout the moister forests of the Sambirano region, as well as on the slopes of the Tsaratanana Massif, and are very similar in coloration to the brown lemurs found on the island of Mayotte (Mittermeier et al. 2008). Ranges from sea-level to 400 m.
The western populations can be divided into two subpopulations, a southern one extending from the Betsiboka River/Ankarafantsika National Park to the Maverano River, and a northern one ranging from the Andranomalaza River and Manongarivo Reserve to the Mahavavy du Nord River south of Ambilobe. Animals in the northern reaches of this range may also be found throughout the moister forests of the Sambirano region, as well as on the slopes of the Tsaratanana Massif, and are very similar in coloration to the brown lemurs found on the island of Mayotte (Mittermeier et al. 2008). Ranges from sea-level to 400 m.
