Lemurs

Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Classis: Mammalia • Subclassis: Theria • Infraclassis: Eutheria • Ordo: Primates • Subordo: Strepsirrhini • Infraordo: Lemuriformes Gray, 1821

Lemuriformes (Malagasy Lemurs) and Chiromyiformes (Aye-ayes) are endemic to Madagascar, an island off the Southeastern coast of Africa.

Cheirogaleidae: Dwarf Lemurs

Microcebus: Mouse Lemurs

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  Pygmy Mouse Lemur (Microcebus myoxinus)

Phaner: Fork-crowned Lemurs

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  Masoala Fork-crowned Lemur (Phaner furcifer)

Lemuridae: (True) Lemurs

Lemur: Ring-tailed Lemurs

 Vernacular names

Français: Maki a Queue Annelée ·

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  Ring-tailed lemur
  (Lemur catta)

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  L. catta with twins

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Eulemur: Brown Lemurs

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  Black Lemurs:
  female (top) & male

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  Red-collard Lemurs:
  female (top) & male

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  Crowned Lemurs

Hapalemur: Bamboo Lemurs

Varecia: Ruffed Lemurs

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  Red Ruffed Lemur

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  Red Ruffed Lemurs
  (Varecia rubra)

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  Black-and-white Ruffed Lemurs (V. variegata)

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  Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur (V. variegata)

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  Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur (V. variegata)

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  Ruffed Lemurs: Red (top)
  & Black-and white

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  V. variegata rubra

Lepilemuridae: Sportive Lemurs

Lepilemur: Sportive Lemurs

Indridae: Woolly Lemurs

Indri: Indris

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  Indri (Indri indri)

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  Indri (Indri indri)

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  Indri indri

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  Indri

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  Indri (Indri Indri)

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  Indri (Indri Indri)

Avahi: Avahis

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  Avahi (Avahi laniger)

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  Woolly Lemur

Propithecus: Sifakas

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  Coquerel's Sifaka
  (Propithecus coquereli)

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  Daidemed Sifaka
  (Propithecus diadema)

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  Silky Sifaka
  (Propithecus d. candidus)

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  Van der Decken's Sifaka
  (P. dackenii coronatus)

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  Milne-Edwards's Sifaka
  (Propithecus edwardsi)

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  Verreaux's Sifaka
  (Propithecus verreauxi)

Daubentoniidae: Aye-ayes

Daubentonia: Aye-ayes

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