Primates

Formerly widespread, but now largely confined to Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, Lemurs ['lE-m&r] are small to medium in size, are herbivorous or omnivorous, and are arboreal and diurnal. All species of Lemurs are seasonal breeders, except the ring-tailed lemurs which can breed year round. Ruffed lemurs are the only lemurs known to regularly give birth to multiple offspring. Some eat leaves, flowers, and branches, while others include insects in their diets, some are even specialized to feed on the leaves of bamboo.

Lemurs live in the trees, although a few do spend considerable time on the ground. They move through the trees both by running along branches and by leaping from vertical stems or trunks. Lemurs have long, heavily furred tails, and slender bodies and limbs, the fur is soft and wooly. And all the species of Lemurs have tufts of fur on the tips of their ears. Both their thumb and big toe are enlarged and opposable.

Black Lemur
Black & White Ruffed Lemur
Brown Lemur
Broad-Nosed Gentle Lemur
Collared Brown Lemur
Common Brown Lemur
Crowned Lemur
Gray Bamboo Lemur
Gray Gentle Lemur
Golden Bamboo Lemur
Mongoose Lemur
Red-Bellied Lemur
Red-Fronted Brown Lemur
Red Ruffed Lemur
Ring-Tailed Lemur
Ruffed Lemur
Sanford's Brown Lemur
Sclater's Black Lemur