Fact File
Class: Mammal
Order: Primate
Family: True Lemurs
Found: Madagascar
Average Height: 40cm
Average Weight: 2.2kg
Average Gestation: 120 days
Diet:
Herbivore (plant eater)
Conservation Status:
Endangered
White-Fronted Brown Lemur
Eulemur fulvus albifrons
Range: Restricted to north-eastern Madgascar
Habitat: Found in the moist lowland and monane rainforest. Brown Lemurs are tree dwelling and spend most of their time in the upper layers of the forest.
Threats: Destruction of the rainforest in north-eastern Madagscar by slash-and-burn agriculture is the primary threat to the White-fronted Lemur. Hunting and trapping for food or the pet trade also pose a significant threat to this Lemur in many parts of its range.
Projects: ANTONGIL
Fun Facts:
Unlike for example Baboons where there is a male in charge in prosimian species, females play he dominant role. They get the best food choices in the wild, defend the group and choose with whom they mate.
