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MADAGASCAR!
BRONX ZOO ANIMAL FACT SHEET
Mammals
Lesser hedgehog tenrec (Echinops telfairi)
Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi coquereli)
diet: mature leaves and buds, occasionally bark--in wet season proportion of young leaves,
flowers and fruits increase
habitat: dry-deciduous and semi-evergreen forest
Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
diet: fruit, leaves, flowers, bark, sap, and occasionally invertebrates
habitat: spiny forest, dry scrub, deciduous forest and gallery forest
Brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus fulvus)
diet: leaves, buds, shoots, flowers and fruits
habitat: rainforest, moist montane forest and dry deciduous forest
Red ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata rubra)
diet: primarily fruit and remainder is made up of leaves, nectar, and flowers
habitat: primary and secondary rain forest
Mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus)
diet: fruit, small invertebrates, gum and insect secretions
habitat: lower forest layers
Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)
diet: lemurs, rodents, small tenrecs, birds, reptiles, frogs and invertebrates
habitat: tropical rainforest along northern end of east coast of Madagascar; ruffed lemurs are
tree dwellers and are the most arboreal of the true lemur
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Fish
Pinstripe damba (Paretroplus menarambo)
diet: gastropods, freshwater shrimp, lesser extent vegetable matter
habitat: main channels of large rivers and in shallow floodplain lakes
Malagasy killifish (Pacypanchax arnoulti)
diet: terrestrial insects and aquatic invertebrates particularly mosquito larvae
habitat: small rivers and streams, shallow peripheral waters of lakes and marshes
Malagasy killifish (Pachpanchax sakaramyi)
diet: terrestrial insects and aquatic invertebrates particularly mosquito larvae
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habitat: small rivers and streams, shallow peripheral waters of lakes and marshes
White-fin rainbowfish (Bedotia leucopteron)
diet: terrestrial insects taken from the water surface and to a lesser extent aquatic
invertebrates
habitat: clear, silt-free fresh water habitats
Spotted damba (Paretroplus maculatus)
diet: gastropods, freshwater shrimp, lesser extent vegetable matter
habitat: main channels of large rivers and in shallow floodplain lakes
Red-sided damba (Paretroplus dambabe)
diet: gastropods, freshwater shrimp, lesser extent vegetable matter
habitat: main channels of large rivers and in shallow floodplain lakes
Saro cichlid (Ptychochromis sp.)
Fony cichlid (Paratilapia typus)
diet: aquatic invertebrates, stranded terrestrial insects, and small fish
habitat: found in wide variety of habitats, including small to medium-sized rivers, lakes, and
the brackish water lagoons of the Pangalanes Canal along the east coast of the island
Reptiles
Madagascar tree Boa (Sanzinia madagascariensis)
diet: rats, lemurs, frogs, birds, and lipotyphlans
habitat: can be found on the ground or above ground in trees or scrub. Occupies a large
variety of habitats including humid forest, littoral forest, deciduous forest, secondary and
degraded forests
Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
diet: insects and small aquatic invertebrates when young to vertebrate prey when adult
habitat: found in various habitats ranging from large rivers to brackish backwater
environments, small forest streams, lakes, and swamps
Tomato frog (Dyscophus antongili)
diet: ants
habitat: terrestrial, waterlogged ditches
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Reptiles
Madagascar Giant day gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis)
diet: insects, supplementing their diet with nectar, pollen, and fruit
habitat: arid southwest. Some Phelsuma occur only at elevations well above 2000m in treeless
grassland habitatsGolden Mantella (Mantella aurantiaca)
diet: prey extensively on ants and very small arthropods
habitat: upland swamp forests (between 600 and 1200 m) where shallow standing water is
abbreviated by grassy or mossy hillocks.
Painted Mantella (Mantella madagascariensis)
diet: extensively ants and very small arthropods
habitat: most often found in higher altitudes and among grass or leaf litter along the banks of water
courses
Blue-leg Mantella (Mantella expectata)
diet: extensively ants and very small arthropods.
habitat: dry and active streams where there is always a body of water.
Leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplates finbriatus)
diet: insects
habitat: tropical rainforest
Radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata)
diet: succulent plants, grasses, and fruits
habitat: savanna and dry forest, low spiny bush habitat with a grassy understory
Four-lined Plated Lizard (Zonosaurus quadrelineatus)
diet: insects
habitat: thornbush savanna among sand dunes and in arid dry forests
Spiny-tailed Iguana (Oplurus cyclura)
diet: insects
habitat: open, dry forest
Spider tortoise aka Pixie tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides)
diet: grasses and fruits
habitat: sparsely vegetated sand dunes and inland regions with low growth
Radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata)
Invertebrates
Hissing cockroaches (Gromphadorhina portentosa)
diet: various plant and animal matter
habitat: Forages on the floor of tropical forests, near river banks and around logs or trees;
nocturnally active.
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