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title: "Sambirano Lesser Bamboo Lemur"
description: "Hapalemur occidentalis — Zoogdieren. The western lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur occidentalis), also known as the northern bamboo lemur, western gentle lemur, or Sambirano lesser bamboo lemur, is a species of bamboo lemur endemic to Madagascar."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/sambirano-lesser-bamboo-lemur
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sambirano Lesser Bamboo Lemur

> Hapalemur occidentalis — Zoogdieren. The western lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur occidentalis), also known as the northern bamboo lemur, western gentle lemur, or Sambirano lesser bamboo lemur, is a species of bamboo lemur endemic to Madagascar.

- Scientific name: *Hapalemur occidentalis*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 75
- Wikidata: [Q962570](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q962570)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74406](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74406)

## Names

- en: Sambirano Lesser Bamboo Lemur
- de: Westlicher Bambuslemur
- es: Lémur del Bambú Septentrional
- fr: Hapalemur gris occidental

## Countries with the most observations

MG (71)

## Summary

The western lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur occidentalis), also known as the northern bamboo lemur, western gentle lemur, or Sambirano lesser bamboo lemur, is a species of bamboo lemur endemic to Madagascar.

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

## Photo

![Sambirano Lesser Bamboo Lemur](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sambirano-lesser-bamboo-lemur/medium.jpg)

Photo: bat (Maria Vorontsova) · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/65367184

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/sambirano-lesser-bamboo-lemur?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).