Home  About Madagascar   Maps   People   History   FAQs   Environment  Flora  Wildlife   Birds   Fish   Frogs   Invertebrates   Lemurs   Mammals   Reptiles  Places   Antananarivo  Conservation   ANGAP   Parks   Guides   News  Photos  Media resources  Forum / Discuss  Store  Madagascar Travel  About the site  How to help  Books  Links  Contact Madagascar's Eastern Habitats Madagascar's eastern habitats are generally moist and tropical. This region was once covered with rainforest but today is largely deforestated. The largest rainforest is found on the Masoala Peninsula. A sampling of mammal species found in the eastern habitats of Madagascar: Greater dwarf lemur Cheirogaleus major Eastern grey bamboo lemur Hapalemur griseus griseus Black-and-white ruffed lemur Varecia variegata variegata Aye-aye Daubentonia madagascariensis Falanouc Eupleres goudotii Lowland streaked tenrec Hemicentetes semispinosus Madagascar flying fox Pteropus rufus Red-bellied lemur Eulemur rubriventer Milne-Edward's sifaka Propithecus diadema edwardsi Silky sifaka Propithecus diadema candidus Indri Indri indri Lowland red forest rat Nesomys audeberti Brown mouse lemur Microcebus rufus Eastern sifaka sifaka laniger Hairy-eared dwarf lemur Allocebus trichotis Diademed sifaka Propithecus diadema diadema Fanaloka or striped Fossa fossana Weasel sportive lemur Lepilemur mustelinus Ring-tailed mongoose Calidia elegans Greater bamboo lemur Hapalemur simus White-fronted brown lemur Eulemur fulvus albifrons Small-toothed sportive lemur Lepilemur microdon Collared brown lemur Eulemur fulvus collaris Common brown lemur Eulemurfulvus fulvus Black lemur Eulemur macaco macaco Red-fronted brown lemur Eulemurfulvus rufus Golden bamboo lemur Hapalemur aureus Golden-crowned sifaka Propithecus tattersalli White-collared brown lemur Eulemur fulvus albocollaris Copyright Rhett Butler 2003