Crowned lemur
Eulemur coronatus / Crowned lemur
- Habitat
- Dry and semi-dry deciduous forests and moist forests
- Continent
- Africa
- Food
- Fruits, flowers, leaves and invertebrates
- Gestation/breeding period
- 125 days
- Mode of life
- Groups with 4 to 15 animals
- Class
- Mammals
- Order
- Primates
Key facts
~ 35 cm
lenght
~ 1.8 kg
weight
~ 25 years
age
How endangered are Crowned lemurs?
by IUCN (Red List of Threatened Species)
- Not evaluated
- Data deficient
- Least concern
- Near threatened
- Vulnerable
-
Endangered Endangered - Critically endangered
- Extinct in the wild
- Extinct
Did you know?
The crowned lemur is both diurnal and nocturnal.
Crowned lemur on the zoo tour
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