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, funga, or features of geologi ...

in the North-West of

Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...

in the region of

Diana Diana most commonly refers to: * Diana (name), given name (including a list of people with the name) * Diana (mythology), ancient Roman goddess of the hunt and wild animals; later associated with the Moon * Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997), ...

. Manongarivo is home to both the Sambirano mouse lemur 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 Ampasinda ...

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 2018 census the population of Ambanja was 60,321. 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 The black lemur (''Eulemur macaco'') is a species of lemur from the family Lemuridae. Like all lemurs, it is endemic to Madagascar. Originally, the species was thought to have two subspecies, ''Eulemur macaco macaco'' and ''Eulemur macaco flavi ...

'' * '' Microcebus sambiranensis'' * ''

Philepitta castanea The velvet asity (''Philepitta castanea'') is a species of bird in the family Philepittidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a de ...

'' * '' Ploceus sakalava''

Flora

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

Drepanolejeunea geisslerae ''Drepanolejeunea'' is a genus of liverworts belonging to the family Lejeuneaceae. The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution, except central Asia, Russia and Canada. Species As accepted by GBIF The Global Biodiversity Information Facil ...

'' * '' 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. The name comes from the Greek leukos, meaning white, and bryon, meaning moss. Description Leucobryum species are found in erect, dense, and often rou ...

'' * ''

Leucobryum sanctae-mariae ''Leucobryum'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the family Leucobryaceae. The name comes from the Greek leukos, meaning white, and bryon, meaning moss. Description Leucobryum species are found in erect, dense, and often rou ...

'' * '' 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