Lepilemur ankaranensis
In 3 days >90%
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 53 cm (21 in), including 25 cm (9.8 in) of tail. Average body weight is approximately 750 grams (1.65 lb). 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.
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ankarana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
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Very likely
About 80% of wildlife watchers report an Ankarana Sportive Lemur sighting in Ankarana National Park on a given day, based on 53 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 9 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 90% of wildlife watchers report an Ankarana Sportive Lemur in Ankarana National Park on a given day, against about 30% in June, the lowest month. That is one of Ankarana National Park's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 460 mm in January. January to March have too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ankarana Sportive Lemur sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Ankarana National Park, in our data
Ankarana National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Ankarana Sportive Lemur sightings: about 80% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Primates
The closest relatives of the Ankarana Sportive Lemur that you can see in Ankarana National Park (order Primates) are Crowned Lemur (about 70%), Tavaratra Mouse Lemur (about 40%) and Sanford's Brown Lemur (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ankarana Sportive Lemur is recorded against all the mammals logged in Ankarana National Park (53 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
