Lemur

A genus of the family Lemuridae consisting of five species: L. catta (ring-tailed lemur), L. fulvus, L. macaco (acoumba or black lemur), L. mongoz (mongoose lemur), and L. variegatus (white lemur). Most members of this genus occur in forested areas on Madagascar and the Comoro Islands.

Year introduced: 1991(1981)

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Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.988.700.508.490

MeSH Unique ID: D007900

Registry Number: txid9446

Entry Terms:

• Lemurs

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Eukaryota
Animals
Chordata
Vertebrates
Mammals
Eutheria
Primates
Strepsirhini
Lemuridae
Lemur