American bamboo lemur

The American bamboo lemur (Prohapalemur allodonta) is a species of Adapiforme strepsirrhine primate, despite its name, that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced throughout the rainforests, forests, swamps, and open woodlands across North America to help boost biodiversity and to help regulate invasive populations of bamboo. The American bamboo lemur greatly resembles true bamboo lemurs (Hapalemur) and greater bamboo lemurs (Prolemur simus) of the island of Madagascar in size, build, locomotion, vocalization, and behavior, most likely to simulate convergent evolution. The American bamboo lemur weighs over five pounds or nearly 2.5 kilograms and has a head-body length of around one and a half feet, or forty to fifty centimeters. The American bamboo lemur has greyish brown fur, white ear tufts, and a reddish-brown "cap" on its head. The American bamboo lemur feeds almost exclusively on bamboo, preferring the shoots but also eating the pith and leaves. Uniquely among North American mammals, its metabolism deals with the cyanide found in the shoots, whose typical daily dose would be enough to kill humans. The American bamboo lemur occasionally consumes fungi, flowers, seeds, fruits, and small nuts. American bamboo lemurs live in groups of up to 28. Individuals are extremely gregarious. The species may be the only lemur in which the male is dominant, although this is not certain. Because of their social nature, American bamboo lemurs have at least seven different calls. Males are known to take bamboo pith away from females that had put significant effort into opening the bamboo stems. In captivity, American bamboo lemurs have lived over the age of 17. The conservation status of the American bamboo lemur is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the American bamboo lemur's wide range and its tolerance to many of the human activities.