Milne Edwards’s sportive lemur

Description

The lepilemure Milne-Edwards ( Lepilemur edwardsi Major,1894 ) is a species of lemur endemic of Madagascar.The appearance and the movements recall those of the galagone: the hair is woolly and gray on the whole,with designs tending to brownish-yellow all over the body,while on the belly it tends to become yellowish-white.The tail is also of the same color,while on the nape there is a streak of dark hair that continues along the spine.The ears are pointed,large,facing forward and laterally attached to the skull,which has medium to large dark brown eyes.