The color of the fur has elements of grey and red-brown, but this is variable depending on light conditions and possibly age of individuals.

Sahamalaza sportive lemurs like areas with high tree density and canopy cover with many sleeping places.

[8] The majority of the sportive lemurs’ diet consists of leaves, but it will also take fruit, flowers, sap, bark and small invertebrates.

Leaf-eating primates are rarely nocturnal, presumably because leaves are relatively low in sugars at night, since photosynthesis occurs at a lower rate or not at all.

The metabolic rates of Lepilemur species are amongst the lowest recorded in mammalian folivores, and they are highly adapted for surviving on this diet.

[10][5] The Sahamalaza sportive lemur is predominantly arboreal, moving between trees with long jumps powered by its strong hind legs.

Prolonged rates of inactivity presumably allow the digestion and detoxification of low quality food and reduction of overall energy expenditure.

[1] The Sahamalaza - Iles Radama Nation Park was created in an effort to help increase the population and recoup habitat losses .

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) currently classifies the species as critically endangered, largely on the basis of this survey.