Manongarivo Reserve is a

wildlife reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or o ...

in the North-West of

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

in the region of Diana. Manongarivo is home to both the

Sambirano mouse lemur The Sambirano mouse lemur (''Microcebus sambiranensis'') 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 ventr ...

and the

Sambirano woolly lemur The Sambirano woolly lemur (''Avahi unicolor''), also known as the Sambirano avahi or unicolor woolly lemur, is a species of woolly lemur native to western Madagascar. Description The species are located in Cacamba, on the peninsula of Ampasind ...

Geography

The reserve has a surface of 64,356 ha and is situated at 35 km from

Ambanja Ambanja is a city and commune in northern Madagascar. According to 2001 census the population of Ambanja was 28,468. Geography Ambanja is located on the northern berth of the Sambirano River and is crossed by the Route Nationale 6 ( Antsiranan ...

. It has an elevation of 1013 metres.

Flora and fauna

The vegetation is composed of low- and mid-altitude dense humid forest. Low-altitude, dry-transitional forest covers 18% of the reserve, and is dominated by trees of ''Canarium'', ''Symphonia'' (and other species of Guttiferae), ''Terminalia'', ''Ravensara'' and species of Sapotaceae, with smaller trees such as ''Phyllarthron'' in the subcanopy. There are about sixty species of birds in the reserve, thirty of which are endemic to Madagascar. Some of the species found in the reserve are:

Fauna

* '' Eulemur macaco'' * '' Microcebus sambiranensis'' * '' Philepitta castanea'' * ''

Ploceus sakalava The Sakalava weaver (''Ploceus sakalava'') sometimes known as the Sakalava fody is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The bird is long and weighs . Taxonomy The Sakalava weaver was first described by Gust ...

Flora

* '' Bazzania descrescens'' * '' Diplasiolejeunea cobrensis'' * ''

Drepanolejeunea geisslerae ''Drepanolejeunea'' is a genus of liverworts belonging to the family Lejeuneaceae Lejeuneaceae is the largest family of liverworts. Most of its members are epiphytes found in the tropics, while others can be found in temperate regions. The mai ...

'' * '' Microlejeunae fissistipula'' * '' Lopholejeunea leioptera'' * ''

Plagiochila fracta ''Plagiochila'' is a large, common, and widespread genus of liverworts in the order Jungermanniales. It is a member of the family Plagiochilaceae within that order. There may be anywhere from 500 to 1300 species, most of them from the tropics; ...

'' * '' Scistochila piligera'' * ''

Leucobryum parvulum ''Leucobryum'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the family Leucobryaceae Leucobryaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the order Dicranales. Description Members of the family grow small to large cus ...

'' * ''

Leucobryum sanctae-mariae ''Leucobryum'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the family Leucobryaceae Leucobryaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the order Dicranales. Description Members of the family grow small to large cus ...

'' * '' Ochrobryum sakalavu'' * '' Syrrhopodon cuneifolius''

References

External links

Official site of the Park
Special reserves of Madagascar Protected areas in Diana Region Madagascar subhumid forests Madagascar dry deciduous forests {{Africa-protected-area-stub