Crowned Lemur

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Crowned Lemur
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Lemuridae Genus: Eulemur Species: E. coronatus
Binomial name
Eulemur coronatus (Gray, 1842)

The Crowned Lemur (Eulemur coronatus) is a lemur that is 33 cm (13 inches) long and weighs 2 kg. The Crowned Lemur is endemic to Madagascar. It mostly eats fruit. The population is estimated to 1000-10,000 individuals, most of which live on the Ankarana Plateau. It has a distinctive crown on its forehead.

This member of the Eulemur genus is primarily diurnal.

[edit] External links

• ARKive - images and movies of the crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus)
• http://www.animalinfo.org/species/primate/lemucoro.htm

[edit] References

• Ganzhorn et al (2000). Eulemur coronatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU A1cd, B1+2bc v2.3)
• Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 115. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.