Fauna
The lowland forests represent a great reservoir of diversity and endemism. nearly all of Madagascar's endemic mammal genera are represented there, including all five families of lemurs. 15 species and subspecies of lemurs are endemic and near-endemic to the ecoregion, including the Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis), the Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur (Allocebus trichotis), both species of ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata, V. rubra), the Indri (Indri indri), the Eastern Woolly Lemur (Avahi laniger), the Diademed Sifaka (Propithecus diadema), Milne-Edwards' Sifaka (P. edwardsi), the Golden Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur aureus), the Greater Bamboo Lemur (Prolemur simus), the Gray-headed Lemur (Eulemur cinereiceps), the Collared Brown Lemur (E. collaris), and the Red-bellied Lemur (E. rubriventer).
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