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The production of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ is made possible through the IUCN Red List Partnership. © Nick Garbutt (nickgarbutt.com) The Aye-aye, Daubentonia madagascariensis, is listed as Endangered on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Endemic to Madagascar, the Aye-aye is the world’s largest nocturnal primate living in dry forests in the north-west and west of the island, as well as in the rainforests of the east coast. The Aye-aye is at risk from widespread deforestation as forests are cleared to make way for agriculture and development. In some regions of the country, local superstitious beliefs consider the presence of this bizarre-looking species is an evil omen and is persecuted as a result. It is also treated as a pest in areas where it occasionally feeds on plantation crops such as coconuts and lychees. The species is listed on Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), making it an offence to trade this mammal internationally without a permit. It is thought to be in decline despite occuring in numerous protected areas within Madagascar. There is an urgent need for a systematic census of this important flagship species throughout its range, with the ultimate objective of developing a conservation action plan for the Aye-aye. Geographical range Amazing Species: Aye-aye Knowledge Experts Get Involved
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The production of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ is made possiblethrough the IUCN Red List Partnership.
© N
ick
Gar
butt
(nic
kgar
butt.
com
)The Aye-aye, Daubentonia madagascariensis, is listed as Endangered on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Endemic to Madagascar, the Aye-aye is the world’s largest nocturnal primate living in dry forests in the north-west and west of the island, as well as in the rainforests of the east coast.
The Aye-aye is at risk from widespread deforestation as forests are cleared to make way for agriculture and development. In some regions of the country, local superstitious beliefs consider the presence of this bizarre-looking species is an evil omen and is persecuted as a result. It is also treated as a pest in areas where it occasionally feeds on plantation crops such as coconuts and lychees.
The species is listed on Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), making it an offence to trade this mammal internationally without a permit. It is thought to be in decline despite occuring in numerous protected areas within Madagascar. There is an urgent need for a systematic census of this important flagship species throughout its range, with the ultimate objective of developing a conservation action plan for the Aye-aye.
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