Ankarana sportive lemur

{{Short description|Species of lemur}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Ankarana sportive lemur

| image = Ankarana sportive lemur (Lepilemur ankaranensis).jpg

| image_caption = in Ankarana Reserve, Madagascar

| status = EN

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Louis, E.E. |author2=Bailey, C.A. |author3=Raharivololona, B. |author4=Schwitzer, C. |author5=Ratsimbazafy, J. |author6=Wilmet, L. |date=2020 |title=Lepilemur ankaranensis |volume=2020 |page=e.T136731A115585357 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T136731A115585357.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}

| status2 = CITES_A1

| status2_system = CITES

| status2_ref = {{cite web | url = http://checklist.cites.org/#/en/search/scientific_name=Lepilemur | title = Checklist of CITES Species | website = CITES | publisher = UNEP-WCMC | access-date = 18 March 2015}}

| taxon = Lepilemur ankaranensis

| authority = Rumpler & Albignac, 1975{{MSW3 Groves|pages=118|12100067}}

| synonyms =

• andrafiamenensis Rumpler & Albignac, 1975

| range_map = Lepilemur ankaranensis range map.svg

| range_map_caption = Distribution of L. ankaranensis

}}

File:Lepilemur ankaranensis1.jpg

The Ankarana sportive lemur (Lepilemur ankaranensis), or Ankarana weasel lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. It is one of the smaller sportive lemurs with a total length of about {{convert|53|cm|in|abbr=on}}, including {{convert|25|cm|in|abbr=on}} of tail. Average body weight is approximately {{convert|750|g|lb}}.{{LoM2|p=204}} The Ankarana sportive lemur is found in northern Madagascar, living in dry lowland forests in Ankarana, Andrafiamena and Analamerana, and in moist montane forest of Montagne d'Ambre.