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These results reflect only inventories on forest ecosystems. If adding up all the seabird species that live on the beaches and rocky shores, one can count far more than a hundred species of birds in Masoala.<br><br>
=== Lemures Lemurs ===
Ten species of lemurs have been identified in the Masoala National Park:
* Four of the lemurs found on Masoala are recorded as most endangered primates in the Red List of the [http://www.iucn.org International Union for Conservation of Nature].
<table width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" border="0">
<tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td>Scientific name</td>
<td>English name</td>
<td>Specifities</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Varecia rubra''</td>
<td>Red ruffed lemur</td>
<td>A subspecies which can be found only on the peninsula.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Allocebus trichotis''</td>
<td>Hairy-eared dwarf lemur</td>
<td>An extremely rare species that was previously known only in three other locations: Zahamena, Vohidrazana and Mananara.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Daubentonia madagascariensis''</td>
<td>Aye-aye</td>
<td>The strangest mammal on Madagascar and the sole representative of the Daubentoniidae family.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Phaner furcifer''</td>
<td>Masoala fork-crowned lemur</td>
<td>The rainforest of Masoala is one of the rare places where this species can be found.</td></tr></table>
== The best fauna most visible to tourists ==
