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title: "White-footed Sportive Lemur"
description: "Lepilemur leucopus — Mammiferi. The white-footed sportive lemur, white-footed weasel lemur, or dry-bush weasel lemur (Lepilemur leucopus) is a species of lemur in the family Lepilemuridae, the sportive lemurs."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/white-footed-sportive-lemur
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# White-footed Sportive Lemur

> Lepilemur leucopus — Mammiferi. The white-footed sportive lemur, white-footed weasel lemur, or dry-bush weasel lemur (Lepilemur leucopus) is a species of lemur in the family Lepilemuridae, the sportive lemurs.

- Scientific name: *Lepilemur leucopus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 127
- Wikidata: [Q747834](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q747834)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43636](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43636)

## Names

- en: White-footed Sportive Lemur
- de: Weißfuß-Wieselmaki
- es: Lemur comadreja de pies blancos
- fr: Lépilémur à pattes blanches
- nl: Witvoetwezelmaki

## Countries with the most observations

MG (117)

## Summary

The white-footed sportive lemur, white-footed weasel lemur, or dry-bush weasel lemur (Lepilemur leucopus) is a species of lemur in the family Lepilemuridae, the sportive lemurs. It is similar in appearance to other lemurs in the family, with a grey back, a pale grey to white ventral side, and a light brown tail. It is a nocturnal animal that moves through the forest using a vertical clinging and leaping technique. It is endemic to Madagascar, inhabiting the southern subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss due to agricultural practices and charcoal production.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-footed_sportive_lemur

## Photo

![White-footed Sportive Lemur](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-footed-sportive-lemur/medium.jpg)

Photo: Henry Ogg Forbes (1851-1932). Species Plates by John Gerrard Keulemans (1842–1912). · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Handbook_to_the_Primates_Plate_09.jpg

## Machine access

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