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Collared brown lemur

Mammals

The collared brown lemur (Eulemur collaris) is a medium-sized strepsirrhine primate and one of twelve species of brown lemur in the family Lemuridae. It lives in tropical moist lowland and montane forests of south-eastern Madagascar, including littoral forests such as Sainte Luce and Andohahela National Park. It is arboreal and cathemeral, eats the fruit of more than 100 plant species, and lives in multi-male, multi-female groups of two to seventeen animals. Adults weigh about 2.25 to 2.5 kg, and males and females differ in colour. The IUCN lists it as Endangered, with slash-and-burn agriculture, charcoal production, hunting and the pet trade as threats.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Frugivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Threats
Agriculture and Aquaculture 1
Threats
Biological Resource Use 1
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 1
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Conservation Status
Endangered 1
Body Size Band
Medium 1
Activity Pattern
Cathemeral 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix I 2
Connections

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Lemuridae, Taxa
Source Collared brown lemur (Wikipedia)

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Source Collared brown lemur (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
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It is only found in south-eastern Madagascar.
Sources
1. Collared brown lemur (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    The species is listed as Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
  • Lead, activity pattern
    this species is cathemeral (active during the day and the night)
  • Lead, diet
    primarily eats fruit
  • Lead, system
    Like most species of lemur, it is arboreal, moving quadrupedally
  • Article text
    Its greatest threat is habitat loss from slash-and-burn agriculture and charcoal production.
  • Article text, threats
    It is also hunted for food and captured for the local pet trade.
  • Article text, body size band
    It has an average body weight of 2.25 and 2.5 kg (5.0 and 5.5 lb), making it a medium-sized lemur.
  • Lead, where it lives
    It is only found in south-eastern Madagascar.
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2. Wikipedia: Lemur
Threats and conservation
Quote, Threats and conservation
All species are listed by CITES on Appendix I
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