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Brown Lemurs
Eulemur
True lemurs, also known as brown lemurs, are the lemurs in genus Eulemur. They are medium-sized primates that live exclusively on Madagascar.
The fur of the true lemurs is long and usually reddish brown. Often, sexual dimorphism in coloration (sexual dichromatism) is seen, such as in the black lemur. True lemurs are from 30 to 50 cm (12 to 20 in) in length, with a tail that is as long or significantly longer than the body. They weigh from 2 to 4 kg (4 to 9 lb).
15 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 12 known species
Common Brown Lemur
speciesEulemur fulvus
Red-fronted Brown Lemur
speciesEulemur rufifrons
Black Lemur
speciesEulemur macaco
Red-bellied Lemur
speciesEulemur rubriventer
Crowned Lemur
speciesEulemur coronatus
White-fronted Brown Lemur
speciesEulemur albifrons
Sanford's Brown Lemur
speciesEulemur sanfordi
Mongoose Lemur
speciesEulemur mongoz
Berenty Brown Lemur
hybridEulemur collaris × rufifrons
Collared Brown Lemur
speciesEulemur collaris
Red Brown Lemur
speciesEulemur rufus
Blue-eyed Black Lemur
speciesEulemur flavifrons
White-collared Lemur
speciesEulemur cinereiceps
Eulemur coronatus × macao
hybridEulemur coronatus × macao
White-collared × Red-fronted Brown Lemur
hybridEulemur cinereiceps × rufifrons
Where it lives
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 43608.