LEMURIDAE

Lemurs



Crowned Lemur

Eulemur coronatus (Gray, 1842)
Distribution: Mt. Ambre (N Madagascar).
Status: CITES - Appendix I; U.S. ESA - Endangered; IUCN - Endangered
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Brown Lemur

Eulemur fulvus (E. Geoffroy, 1796)
Distribution: Coastal Madagascar, except extreme south; Mayotte (Comoro Islands).
Status: CITES - Appendix I; U.S. ESA - Endangered; IUCN - Rare as E. f. albifrons, E. f. fulvus and E. f. rufus, Vulnerable as E. f. albocollaris, E. f. collaris, E. f. mayottensis and E. f. sanfordi.
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Black Lemur

Eulemur macaco (Linnaeus, 1766)
Distribution: Nosi Be and NW Madagascar.
Status: CITES - Appendix I; U.S. ESA - Endangered; IUCN - Endangered as E. m. flavifrons, otherwise Vulnerable.
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Mongoose Lemur

Eulemur mongoz (Linnaeus, 1766)
Distribution: NW Madagascar, between Majunga and Betsiboka; Anjouan, Moheli (Comoro Islands).
Status: CITES - Appendix I; U.S. ESA - Endangered; IUCN - Endangered.
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Red-bellied Lemur

Eulemur rubriventer (I. Geoffroy, 1850)
Distribution: E Madagascar.
Status: CITES - Appendix I; U.S. ESA - Endangered; IUCN - Vulnerable.
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Golden Bamboo Lemur

Hapalemur aureus
Distribution: E, NW, and Antsalova Dist. of W Madagascar.
Status: CITES - Appendix I; U.S. ESA - Endangered; IUCN - Endangered.
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Gray Gentle Lemur

Hapalemur griseus
Distribution: E, NW, and Antsalova Dist. of W Madagascar.
Status: CITES - Appendix I; U.S. ESA - Endangered; IUCN - Endangered.
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Broad-nosed Gentle Lemur

Hapalemur simus
Distribution: E, NW, and Antsalova Dist. of W Madagascar.
Status: CITES - Appendix I; U.S. ESA - Endangered; IUCN - Endangered.
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Ring-tailed Lemur

Lemur catta
Distribution: E, NW, and Antsalova Dist. of W Madagascar.
Status: CITES - Appendix I; U.S. ESA - Endangered; IUCN - Endangered.
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Black and White Ruffed Lemur

Varecia variegata
Distribution: E, NW, and Antsalova Dist. of W Madagascar.
Status: CITES - Appendix I; U.S. ESA - Endangered; IUCN - Endangered.
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