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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
| Family: | Lemuridae |
| Genus: | Eulemur |
| Species: | E. albifrons
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| Binomial name | |
| Eulemur albifrons É. Geoffroy, 1796[3]
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The white-headed lemur (Eulemur albifrons), also known as the white-headed brown lemur, white-fronted brown lemur, or white-fronted lemur, is a species of primate in the family Lemuridae. It is only found in north-eastern Madagascar. It is arboreal and is usually found in rainforest treetops. It was formerly recognised as a subspecies of the common brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus).
- ^ a b Borgerson, C.; Eppley, T.M.; Donati, G.; Colquhoun, I.C.; Irwin, M.; Johnson, S.; Louis, E.E.; Patel, E.; Ralainasolo, F.B.; Ravaloharimanitra, M.; Razafindramanana, J.; Volampeno, S.; Wright, P.; Zaonarivelo, J. (2020). "Eulemur albifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T8204A182121438. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T8204A182121438.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Checklist of CITES Species". CITES. UNEP-WCMC. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ 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. 114. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.