Species group · Mammals
Lemurs
WAnimals has 6 species of lemur, spread across 2 families (Cheirogaleidae, Lemuridae).
- 6 species
- 2 families
- 3 countries
- 13 parks
- Weight
- 40 g – 4.5 kg
- Length
- 12 cm – 1.2 m
- Lifespan
- 9 – 26 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 6.
All 6 species of lemurs on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Brown Lemur
Eulemur fulvus
Grey Mouse Lemur
Microcebus murinus
Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur
Varecia variegata
Ring-tailed Lemur
Lemur catta
Rufous Mouse Lemur
Microcebus rufus
Mongoose Lemur
Eulemur mongoz
Conservation status
4 especies in this group están en alguna categoría de riesgo real según la UICN.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 3 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
Did you know…
Unlike its relatives, males and females barely differ in colour.
From Brown Lemur
Each female is fertile for barely 24 hours a year.
From Brown Lemur
It has been successfully introduced to the island of Mayotte.
From Brown Lemur
One of the smallest primates; it stores fat in its tail to see out the dry season.
From Grey Mouse Lemur
It fattens its tail before the dry season until it doubles its body weight, and then spends months in torpor living off that reserve, a behaviour typical of rodents that is exceptional in a primate.
From Grey Mouse Lemur
It is a leading model in research on brain ageing: it spontaneously develops deposits and changes comparable to those of Alzheimer's, in a primate whose life cycle is ten times shorter than ours.
From Grey Mouse Lemur
It is one of the largest pollinators known among the mammals.
It carries its young in its mouth, not clinging to its body as most lemurs do.