Talk:Sportive lemur

Why "sportive?

Maybe the article should include a bit about why these are called "sportive lemurs" and what makes it distinct from other families of lemurs. --Svartalf (talk) 23:53, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

I apologize... this article is in its infancy. If I weren't tried up with several other projects, I would spend the next couple of days researching your questions (as well as a lot more) and writing the article. I am hoping to do this for each of the major lemur families later this summer, so please watch for it. The quick answer to your questions (without citations) are: 1) I have no idea why they are called "sportive lemurs". None of the major lemur books say anything about it, so I will probably have to comb a bunch of old manuscripts from the 1700s and 1800s to find out. 2) They are the smallest type of folivorous lemur, they are nocturnal, and they are vertical clingers and leapers. Besides appearance and phylogeny, I would have to do more research to see what else distinguishes them from the woolly lemurs. Hope this helps. – VisionHolder « talk » 00:28, 16 March 2011 (UTC)

In case anyone wants to know, Ucucha, Dr. Colin Groves, and I teamed up to write an article about the etymology of lemur names. It should be published in February of 2012 in Lemur News. In the article, the origins of the name "sportive lemur" will be discussed. In time, I will re-write this article, answer this question, and cite that source. Sorry for the suspense. – VisionHolder « talk » 20:28, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

Future reference

Note to self (or anyone else wanting to contribute): Usefully information about range restrictions within the genera can be found at the beginning of the following article:

• Radespiel, U.; Ratsimbazafy, J. H.; Rasoloharijaona, S.; Raveloson, H.; Andriaholinirina, N.; Rakotondravony, R.; Randrianarison, R. M.; Randrianambinina, B. (2011). "First indications of a highland specialist among mouse lemurs (Microcebus spp.) and evidence for a new mouse lemur species from eastern Madagascar". Primates. 53 (2): 157–170. doi:10.1007/s10329-011-0290-2. PMID 22198090.

I will try to add this when I re-write the article at a later date. – VisionHolder « talk » 20:28, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

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