- Fact 2 - There
are over 30 species of lemur and each type of lemur looks very
different. They vary in color from reddish brown to gray, and
come in all different sizes.
- Fact 3 - The term "lemur" is
derived from the Latin word lemures, meaning "spirits of the
night" or "haunter".
- Fact 4 - The Ring-tailed Lemur
(Lemur catta) is a large Strepsirhine primate and the most
recognized lemur due to its long, black and white ringed tail
- Fact 5 - Most lemurs are arboreal,
living in trees.
- Fact 6 - Arboreal refers to their
movement in trees which include moving on narrow branches,
moving up and down inclines, balancing, crossing gaps and
dealing with obstructions. Swinging from one branch to another
is called brachiating
- Fact 7 - Lemur means "ghost" in
native language of Madagascar
- Fact 8 - Ring-tailed Lemur stats and
facts
- Weight: 5 - 7.5 lbs.
- Height: 15 - 18"
- Habitat:
Deciduous forests, rainforests, scrublands
- Lifespan: 18 years
- Tail Length: 22 - 25"
- Diet: the Lemur are herbivores eating mainly
flowers, fruit, tree leaves, grass and ferns.
- Fact 9 - The Lemur is named after
the lemures (ghosts or spirits) of Roman mythology
- Fact 10 - There are nearly 100
species of lemurs
- Fact 11 - The Indri and Diademed
Sifaka lemurs are the biggest lemurs weighing up to 15 pounds
- Fact 12 - The smallest lemur is the
pygmy mouse lemur which weighs just 1oz
- Fact 13 - The lemur communicates by
sense of smell and by signaling with its bushy tail
- Fact 14 - The names given to babies
are Infants
- Fact 15 - The collective name for a group is a
troup
- Fact 16 - Males are called Male
- Fact 17 - Females are called Female
- Fact 18 - Lemurs are endangered due
to hunting and habitat destruction
- Fact 19 -
Endangered Species: The
Ruffed Lemur is listed by the
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as
'Critically Endangered'
- Critically Endangered - CR
(Status: Threatened) - Face an extremely high risk of
extinction in the immediate future
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