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title: "Lémurien sportif d'Edwards"
description: "Lepilemur edwardsi — Mammifères. Milne-Edwards' sportive lemur (Lepilemur edwardsi), or Milne-Edwards' weasel lemur, is a species of lemur in the family Lepilemuridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/milne-edwards-sportive-lemur
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lémurien sportif d'Edwards

> Lepilemur edwardsi — Mammifères. Milne-Edwards' sportive lemur (Lepilemur edwardsi), or Milne-Edwards' weasel lemur, is a species of lemur in the family Lepilemuridae.

- Scientific name: *Lepilemur edwardsi*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammifères)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forêt)
- iNaturalist observations: 108
- Wikidata: [Q249579](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q249579)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43641](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43641)

## Names

- en: Milne-Edwards' Sportive Lemur
- de: Westlicher Wieselmaki
- es: Lemur comadreja de edwards
- fr: Lémurien sportif d'Edwards
- nl: Milne-Edwards wezelmaki

## Countries with the most observations

MG (84)

## Summary

Milne-Edwards' sportive lemur (Lepilemur edwardsi), or Milne-Edwards' weasel lemur, is a species of lemur in the family Lepilemuridae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
An enormous problem for these animals is the limited resource of safe sleeping sites. These are essential for their survival since they provide shelter from predators and weather conditions.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milne-Edwards%27_sportive_lemur

## Photo

![Lémurien sportif d'Edwards](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/milne-edwards-sportive-lemur/medium.jpg)

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/253314376

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/milne-edwards-sportive-lemur?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).