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Common brown lemur

Mammals

The common brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus) is a lemur of the family Lemuridae found in Madagascar and introduced to the island of Mayotte. It ranges from lowland and montane rainforest to moist evergreen and dry deciduous forest, spends about 95 percent of its time in the upper forest layers, and lives in groups of 5 to 12 without clear dominance hierarchies. It weighs 2 to 3 kg and measures 84 to 101 cm including the tail. Its diet is mainly fruit, young leaves and flowers, with some invertebrates, bark, sap and soil. It is mainly active by day, can be cathemeral, and can live more than 30 years. Five other species were once treated as its subspecies.

Facts
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 3
Body Size Band
Medium 1
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 1
Activity Pattern
Cathemeral 1
Lifespan
30 1
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix I 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Lemuridae, Taxa
Source Common brown lemur (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Tropical Dry Forest, Biomes
Source Common brown lemur (Wikipedia)
Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source Common brown lemur (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Madagascar Rainforests, Ecosystems
Source Common brown lemur (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Madagascar

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Common brown lemur (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Madagascar and has been introduced to Mayotte.
Sources
1. Common brown lemur (Wikipedia)
  • Article text
    They are primarily active during the day, but can exhibit cathemeral activity and continue into the night
  • Article text, diet
    The common brown lemur's diet consists primarily of fruits, young leaves, and flowers.
  • Article text, system
    They spend about 95% of their time in upper layers of the forest and less than 2% of their time on the ground.
  • Article text, lifespan
    Life span can be as long as 30+ years.
  • Article text, body size band
    Weight ranges from 2 to 3 kg (4.4 to 6.6 lb).
  • Lead
    It is found in Madagascar and has been introduced to Mayotte.
  • Article text, living or extinct
    They normally live in groups of 5 to 12
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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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3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF IUCN Red List category: Eulemur fulvus
Global Biodiversity Information FacilityRed List category
Quote, Red List category
VULNERABLE
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