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Kalambatritra
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The nature reserve of
Kalambatrita, with
an area of 28.55 ha,
has a unique rich
wildlife with high
bio-geographical value.
Here, there are species from the
south, the east and the high plateaus
of the island.
This dense low altitude humid
forest concentrates a high number
of species considered to be
critically endangered, including the
Melanophylla alnifola, the Senecio
kalambatritiensis, the Psychotria
ivakoanyensis and the Psiadia
dracaenifolia kalambatritiensis.
Among these precious inhabitants
of the reserve are six species of
lemurs: the Eulemur collaris, the
Eulemur fulvus rufus, the Hapalemur
griseus spp, the Hapalemur griseus
griseus and the Lepilemur mustelinus,
all considered as endangered. This
very unique environment is also home
to 72 species of birds, 68 percent of
which are endemic to Madagascar and
16 percent are endemic to the region,
and, last but not least, there are also
41 species of micro-mammals, two of
the species listed as endangered by
the IUCN.
The reserve is located 55 km to
the east of Betroka, on the border
between the regions of Ihorombe and
Anosy. It is one of the richest areas of
Madagascar in terms of species, with a
rate of natural habitat for each altitude
zone being close to 96 percent.
A unique rich wildlife
with high biogeographical
value.
Une nature inédite
riche d’une forte valeur
biogéographique.
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