Plant Species Fed on by Wild Ring-Tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) at Nine Sites

A key aspect of a primate’s ecology is its food source, the very nature which spatially and seasonally dependent may be affected by anthropic pressures. One most endangered, yet best-studied, strepsirrhine primates ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta), species that has experienced significant human-induced habitat loss over many decades. To help understand feeding variability across time space, I present literature review plant (and parts) fed on lemurs at nine sites in Madagascar: Ambatotsirongorongo, Andringitra Massif, Anja Reserve, Antserananomby, Berenty Bezà Mahafaly Special Cap Sainte-Marie, Tsaranoro Valley Forest, Tsimanampetsotsa National Park. gathered using keyword searches Google Scholar ( https://scholar.google.com/ ) verified scientific names “Catalogue Plants Madagascar” http://legacy.tropicos.org/Project/Madagascar ). From 24 studies, identify 221 genera 241 consumed plants, with 92 70 two or more sites. Based available distribution data, 63% are endemic 22% native. Sixty-seven plants known only Malagasy common excluded from analyses. When authors tissue consumed, 52% diet represented single type, typically leaves (mature immature) fruit (ripe unripe). This highlights importance studying multiple populations when creating dietary summaries should prove valuable to those exploring ecological trends use lemurs.