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Lemuridae

Mammal Families

A family of primates found only on Madagascar and the nearby Comoro Islands, retaining several features considered ancestral for primates, including a strong reliance on scent-marking for communication.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Family 2
Scientific Name
Lemuridae 2
Member Count Band
10 to 100 Species 3
Era First Appeared
Quaternary 4
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
21 2
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Primates, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

Black lemur, Species
Source Black lemur (Wikipedia)
Black-and-white ruffed lemur, Species
Source Black-and-white ruffed lemur (Wikipedia)
Blue-eyed black lemur, Species
Source Blue-eyed black lemur (Wikipedia)
Collared brown lemur, Species
Source Collared brown lemur (Wikipedia)
Common brown lemur, Species
Source Common brown lemur (Wikipedia)
Crowned lemur, Species
Source Crowned lemur (Wikipedia)
Eastern lesser bamboo lemur, Species
Source Eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Wikipedia)
Golden bamboo lemur, Species
Source Golden bamboo lemur (Wikipedia)
Gray-headed lemur, Species
Source Gray-headed lemur (Wikipedia)
Greater bamboo lemur, Species
Source Wikipedia: Greater bamboo lemur
Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur, Species
Source Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur (Wikipedia)
Mongoose lemur, Species
Source Mongoose lemur (Wikipedia)
Pachylemur insignis, Species
Source Pachylemur (Wikipedia)
Pachylemur jullyi, Species
Source Pachylemur (Wikipedia)
Red lemur, Species
Source Red lemur (Wikipedia)
Red ruffed lemur, Species
Source Red ruffed lemur (Wikipedia)
Red-bellied lemur, Species
Source Red-bellied lemur (Wikipedia)
Red-fronted lemur, Species
Source Red-fronted lemur (Wikipedia)
Ring-tailed Lemur, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Sanford's brown lemur, Species
Source Sanford's brown lemur (Wikipedia)
Southern lesser bamboo lemur, Species
Source Southern lesser bamboo lemur (Wikipedia)
Western lesser bamboo lemur, Species
Source Western lesser bamboo lemur (Wikipedia)
White-headed lemur, Species
Source White-headed lemur (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Madagascar

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ186462, descriptionView the Source
2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
  • Taxonomic Rank: Family
  • Scientific Name: Lemuridae
  • Member Species/Taxa Count: 21
View the Source
3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Lemuridae
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 21
View the Source
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Lemuridae
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Lemuridae" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 0.0117 ... "early_interval": "Holocene"
View the Source
Wikidata: Lemuridae
Wikidata Q186462, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
White-headed lemur (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: White-headed lemur, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: White-headed lemur, Lead
is a species of primate in the family Lemuridae
View the Source
Gray-headed lemur (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Gray-headed lemur, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Gray-headed lemur, Lead
a cathemeral species of lemur in the family Lemuridae
View the Source
Collared brown lemur (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Collared brown lemur, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Collared brown lemur, Lead
one of twelve species of brown lemur in the family Lemuridae
View the Source
Crowned lemur (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Crowned lemur, Article text
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Crowned lemur, Article text
E. coronatus shares with others of the family Lemuridae long and slender limbs
View the Source
Blue-eyed black lemur (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Blue-eyed black lemur, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Blue-eyed black lemur, Lead
is a species of true lemur
View the Source
Common brown lemur (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Common brown lemur, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Common brown lemur, Lead
is a species of lemur in the family Lemuridae
View the Source
Black lemur (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Black lemur, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Black lemur, Lead
is a species of lemur from the family Lemuridae
View the Source
Mongoose lemur (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Mongoose lemur, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Mongoose lemur, Lead
is a small primate in the family Lemuridae
View the Source
Red-bellied lemur (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Red-bellied lemur, Article text
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Red-bellied lemur, Article text
sympatric with four other Eulemur species
View the Source
Red-fronted lemur (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Red-fronted lemur, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Red-fronted lemur, Lead
is a species of lemur from Madagascar
View the Source
Red lemur (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Red lemur, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Red lemur, Lead
is a species of lemur from Madagascar
View the Source
Sanford's brown lemur (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Sanford's brown lemur, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Sanford's brown lemur, Lead
is a species of strepsirrhine primate in the family Lemuridae
View the Source
Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur, Lead
is a bamboo lemur
View the Source
Golden bamboo lemur (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Golden bamboo lemur, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Golden bamboo lemur, Lead
is a medium-sized bamboo lemur endemic to south-eastern Madagascar
View the Source
Eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Eastern lesser bamboo lemur, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Eastern lesser bamboo lemur, Lead
is a small lemur endemic to Madagascar
View the Source
Southern lesser bamboo lemur (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Southern lesser bamboo lemur, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Southern lesser bamboo lemur, Lead
is a species of bamboo lemur endemic to southern Madagascar
View the Source
Western lesser bamboo lemur (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Western lesser bamboo lemur, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Western lesser bamboo lemur, Lead
is a species of bamboo lemur endemic to Madagascar
View the Source
Wikipedia: Greater bamboo lemur
Parent Taxon Of: Greater bamboo lemur, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Greater bamboo lemur, Lead
is a species of lemur endemic to bamboo forests in eastern Madagascar
View the Source
Red ruffed lemur (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Red ruffed lemur, Article text
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Red ruffed lemur, Article text
Ruffed lemurs are the largest members of the family Lemuridae
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Black-and-white ruffed lemur (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Black-and-white ruffed lemur, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Black-and-white ruffed lemur, Lead
they are the largest extant members of the family Lemuridae
View the Source
Pachylemur (Wikipedia)
  • Parent Taxon Of: Pachylemur insignis, Article text
    Pachylemur and ruffed lemurs form the sister group relative to the rest of the lemurs in the family Lemuridae.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Pachylemur jullyi, Article text
    Pachylemur and ruffed lemurs form the sister group relative to the rest of the lemurs in the family Lemuridae.
View the Source
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