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Kirindy ("Swiss" Forest), Madagascar
Kirindy is a privately managed forest in one of Madagascar's most threatened ecosystems: its dry deciduous forests. It it famous for the giant jumping rat, but is also home to seven species of lemur and a number of endemic reptiles. The flora is equally unusual -- a number of unique species are found at Kirindy.
A sampling of mammal species found at Kirindy:
| Grey mouse lemur | | Microcebus murinus |
| Pygmy mouse lemur | | Microcebus myoxinus |
| Fat-tailed dwarf lemur | | Cheirogaleus medius |
| Coquerel's dwarf lemur | | Mirza coquereli |
| Pale fork-marked lemur | | Phanerfurdfer pallescens |
| Red-tailed sportive lemur | | Lepilemur ruficaudatus |
| Red-fronted brown lemur | | Eulemurfulvus rufus |
| Verreaux's sifaka | | Propithecus verreauxi verreauxi |
| Fosa | | Cryptoprocta ferox |
| Narrow-striped mongoose | | Mungotictis decemlineata |
| Common tenrec | | Tenrec ecaudatus |
| Large-eared tenrec | | Geogale aurita |
| Giant jumping rat | | Hypogeomys antimena |
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