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James' Sportive Lemur

Lepilemur jamesi Louis Jr., Engberg, Lei, Geng, Sommer, Randriamampionona, Randriamanana, Zaonarivelo et al., 2006

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

James' sportive lemur (Lepilemur jamesorum) range

James' sportive lemur (Lepilemur jamesorum) range

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Open encyclopedia reference

James' sportive lemur (Lepilemur jamesi), or the Manombo sportive lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. Like all members of its genus, it is nocturnal and largely folivorous. It is threatened by habitat loss and unsustainable hunting.

Wikipedia contributors, James' sportive lemur; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:12:17.585516+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Lepilemur jamesi Louis Jr., Engberg, Lei, Geng, Sommer, Randriamampionona, Randriamanana, Zaonarivelo et al., 2006
Name authority
Louis Jr., Engberg, Lei, Geng, Sommer, Randriamampionona, Randriamanana, Zaonarivelo et al., 2006
Common name
James' Sportive Lemur
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Primates
Family
Lepilemuridae
Genus
Lepilemur
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
  9. subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
  10. infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
  11. orderPrimates Linnaeus, 1758
  12. suborderStrepsirrhini É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812
  13. infraorderLemuriformes Gray, 1821
  14. superfamilyLemuroidea Gray, 1821
  15. familyLepilemuridae Gray, 1870
  16. genusLepilemur I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1851
  17. speciesLepilemur jamesi Louis Jr., Engberg, Lei, Geng, Sommer, Randriamampionona, Randriamanana, Zaonarivelo et al., 2006

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Lepilemur. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Hawk's Sportive LemurLepilemur tymerlachsoni Louis Jr., Engberg, Lei, Geng, Sommer, Randriamampionona, Randriamanana, Zaonarivelo et al., 2006LepilemuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Red-tailed Sportive LemurLepilemur ruficaudatus Grandidier, 1867LepilemuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Weasel LemurLepilemur mustelinus I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1851LepilemuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Daraina Sportive LemurLepilemur milanoii Louis Jr., Engberg, Lei, Geng, Sommer, Randriamampionona, Randriamanana, Zaonarivelo et al., 2006LepilemuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Mananara-Nord Sportive LemurLepilemur hollandorum Ramaromilanto, Lei, Engberg, Johnson, Sitzmann, Louis Jr., 2009LepilemuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Black-striped Sportive LemurLepilemur dorsalis Gray, 1870LepilemuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Andohahela Sportive LemurLepilemur fleuretae Louis Jr., Engberg, Lei, Geng, Sommer, Randriamampionona, Randriamanana, Zaonarivelo et al., 2006LepilemuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Antafia Sportive LemurLepilemur aeeclis Andriaholinirina, Fausser, Roos, Zinner, Thalmann, Rabarivola, Ravaoarimanana et al., 2017LepilemuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Seal's Sportive LemurLepilemur seali Louis Jr., Engberg, Lei, Geng, Sommer, Randriamampionona, Randriamanana, Zaonarivelo et al., 2006LepilemuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ambodimahabibo Sportive LemurLepilemur otto Craul, Zimmermann, Rasoloharijaona, Randrianambinina & Radespiel, 2007LepilemuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Northern Sportive LemurLepilemur septentrionalis Rumpler & Albignac, 1975LepilemuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Bemaraha Sportive LemurLepilemur randrianasoloi Andriaholinirina, Fausser, Roos, Zinner, Thalmann, Rabarivola, Ravaoarimanana et al., 2017LepilemuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Lepilemur jamesorum Louis Jr., Engberg, Lei, Geng, Sommer, Randriamampionona, Randriamanana, Zaonarivelo et al., 2006 Louis Jr., Engberg, Lei, Geng, Sommer, Randriamampionona, Randriamanana, Zaonarivelo et al., 2006synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Africa

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Louis, Edward E. Jr., Shannon E. Engberg, Runhua Lei, Huimin Geng, Julie A. Sommer, et al. (2006). Molecular and Morphological Analysis of the Sportive Lemurs (Family Megaladapidae: Genus Lepilemur) Reveals 11 Previously Unrecognized Species. Museum of Texas Tech Special Publications, No. 49. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:84HTM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.