Crowned lemur

Crowned lemur
Male
Female
both in Ankarana Reserve
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: Lemuridae
Genus: Eulemur
Species:
E. coronatus
Binomial name
Eulemur coronatus
Distribution of E. coronatus[1]
Synonyms
  • Lemur coronatus J. E. Gray, 1842
  • Lemur chrysampyx Scheuermans, 1846

The crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus) is a lemur that is 31–36 cm (12–14 in)[4] long and weighs 2 kg (4.4 lb). Its tail is about 42–51 cm (17–20 in) long.

  1. ^ a b Reuter, K.E.; Eppley, T.M.; Hending, D.; Pacifici, M.; Semel, B.; Zaonarivelo, J. (2020). "Eulemur coronatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T8199A182239524. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T8199A182239524.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Checklist of CITES Species". CITES. UNEP-WCMC. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  3. ^ Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 115. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
  4. ^ Tattersall, I. (1982). The Primates of Madagascar. Columbia University Press. pp. 64–66. ISBN 0-231-04704-5.