The black lemur (Eulemur macaco) is a lemur of the family Lemuridae that is endemic to Madagascar, where it lives in the moist forests of the Sambirano region and on nearby islands in the north-west. It measures 90 to 110 cm including a tail of 51 to 65 cm and typically weighs 1.8 to 2.0 kg. The sexes differ strongly in colour: males are black or dark chocolate with black ear tufts, while females are brown to orange-brown with white ear tufts. It is active by day and night, eats mainly fruit, and lives in groups of 2 to 15 in which females dominate. The blue-eyed black lemur was split from it in 2008.
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Like all lemurs, it is endemic to Madagascar.
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It is active both during the day and at night.
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The black lemur primarily eats fruit, which makes up an estimated 78% of its diet.
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The black lemur lives in both primary and secondary forest.
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Weight typically ranges between 1.8 and 2.0 kilograms.
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Like all lemurs, it is endemic to Madagascar.
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The black lemur lives in groups of 2 to 15 members
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3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF IUCN Red List category: Eulemur macaco
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4. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Eulemur macaco
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37.5 years (captivity)
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