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title: "Lêmure-grisalho-do-bambu"
description: "Hapalemur griseus — Mamíferos. The eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus), also known as the gray bamboo lemur, the gray gentle lemur, and the Mahajanga lemur is a small lemur endemic to Madagascar, with three known subspecies."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/eastern-lesser-bamboo-lemur
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lêmure-grisalho-do-bambu

> Hapalemur griseus — Mamíferos. The eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus), also known as the gray bamboo lemur, the gray gentle lemur, and the Mahajanga lemur is a small lemur endemic to Madagascar, with three known subspecies.

- Scientific name: *Hapalemur griseus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 455
- Wikidata: [Q307085](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q307085)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43620](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43620)

## Names

- en: Eastern Lesser Bamboo Lemur
- de: Östlicher Bambuslemur
- es: Lemur Cariancho
- fr: Hapalémur gris
- nl: Grijze halfmaki
- pt: Lêmure-grisalho-do-bambu

## Countries with the most observations

MG (413)

## Summary

The eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus), also known as the gray bamboo lemur, the gray gentle lemur, and the Mahajanga lemur is a small lemur endemic to Madagascar, with three known subspecies. As its name suggests, the eastern lesser bamboo lemur feeds mainly on bamboo. The lemurs of the genus Hapalemur have more manual dexterity and hand–eye coordination than most lemurs. They are vertical climbers and jump from stalk to stalk in thick bamboo forests.

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

## Photo

![Lêmure-grisalho-do-bambu](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-lesser-bamboo-lemur/medium.jpg)

Photo: Scott Loarie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1949205

## Machine access

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