The Sambirano is a river of northwestern Madagascar in the region of Diana . It has its sources at the Maromokotra peak and flows through the Tsaratanana Reserve to the Indian Ocean . Its delta occupies 250 km.
4-547: The ecosystem of the river, mainly forests and brushland, has many indigenous species, such as the Sambirano mouse lemur and Sambirano woolly lemur . The Madagascar dry deciduous forests occupy much of the river basin, although mangroves are evident at parts of the coastal fringe. The valley of the Sambirano is the main cocoa producing area of Madagascar. 60% (or 7500 to 10 000 tons yearly) provide from this area. There
8-475: Is a small, recently discovered primate and like the other mouse lemurs can only be found on the island of Madagascar . The dorsal side is both cinnamon and rufous-cinnamon and is grey ventrally. It has vibrissae that are dark in color. The species was discovered in northwestern Madagascar, in the Ankarana Special Reserve , where vegetation remains dense, after a survey was completed of
12-594: Is an unpaved piste from Ambanja to Marovato , via Benavony , Ambodimanga Ramena , Bemaneviky Ouest , Maevatanana that is hardly practicable. Most of the exported cocoa is therefore transported with boats on the Sambirano river to Ambanja and the National road 6 This article related to a river in Madagascar is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sambirano mouse lemur The Sambirano mouse lemur ( Microcebus sambiranensis )
16-500: The area. It was named as a separate species at the same time as the Madame Berthe's mouse lemur ( Microcebus berthae ) and northern rufous mouse lemur ( Microcebus tavaratra ). Foliage tree sleeping sites prevent predatorial species interaction with Sambirano Mouse Lemurs. Sambirano mouse lemurs are endemic to Madagascar and are currently prone to extinction. Long term reforestation in northwestern Madagascar may facilitate
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