Crowned lemur

The crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus) is a small lemur of the family Lemuridae, about 31 to 36 cm long with a tail of 42 to 51 cm, and weighing around 2 kg. It lives only in the northern tip of Madagascar, from tropical dry forest in the Ankarana Reserve to mid-altitude rainforest on Montagne d'Ambre, and its population was estimated at 1,000 to 10,000 animals in 2004. It eats mostly flowers, fruit and leaves, is primarily diurnal with some feeding at night, and lives in closely knit, female-led groups. It lives about 20 years, and it has a distinctive brown-orange crown on the top of the head.