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Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar
Ranomafana National Park is one of Madagascar's most important parks. Created in 1991 following the 1986 discovery of the golden bamboo lemur, Ranomafana has served as a model for subsequent parks and reserves in the country. Ranomafana covers 41,600ha of montane rainforest at an altitude of 800m - 1200m and features several rivers and waterfalls.
12 species of lemur are found in Ranomafana including three species of bamboo lemur, Milne-Edwards' sifaka, the red-bellied brown lemur, the brown mouse lemur, and others. There are more than 100 species of birds in Ranomafana along with a number of herp species.
Ranomafana is also known for its leeches so come prepared.
A sampling of mammal species found at Ranomafana:
| Red-fronted brown lemur | | Eulemurfulvus rufus |
| Common tenrec | | Tenrec ecaudatus |
| Brown mouse lemur | | Microcebus rufus |
| Greater dwarf lemur | | Cheirogaleus major |
| Small-toothed sportive lemur | | Lepilemur microdon |
| Eastern grey bamboo lemur | | Hapalemur griseus griseus |
| Golden bamboo lemur | | Hapalemur aureus |
| Greater bamboo lemur | | Hapalemur simus |
| Red-bellied lemur | | Eulemur rubriventer |
| Black-and-white ruffed lemur | | Varecia variegata variegata |
| Eastern sifaka | | sifaka laniger |
| Milne-Edward's sifaka | | Propithecus diadema edwardsi |
| Fanaloka or striped | | Fossa fossana |
| Falanouc | | Eupleres goudotii |
| Ring-tailed mongoose | | Calidia elegans |
| Greater hedgehog tenrec | | Setifer setosus |
| Lowland streaked tenrec | | Hemicentetes semispinosus |
| Red forest rat | | Nesomys rufus |
| Lowland red forest rat | | Nesomys audeberti |
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