Mongoose lemur

Mongoose Lemur
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Family:	Lemuridae
Genus:	Eulemur
Species:	E. mongoz
Binomial name
Eulemur mongoz (Linnaeus, 1766)

The Mongoose Lemur (Eulemur mongoz) is a lemur ranging from 12 to 18 inches long plus a tail of 16 to 25 inches. The Mongoose Lemur lives in Madagascar dry deciduous forests within Madagascar as well as in Comoros forests on the islands of Comoros. The Mongoose Lemur mostly eats fruit, though flowers, leaves and nectar also make up part of its diet. It is unusual in that depending on the season it is either diurnal or nocturnal.

The Mongoose Lemur is arboreal and lives in small family groups, usually consisting of a bonded pair and 1 to 4 children. These groups rarely encounter one another, but when they do, they are aggressive.

External links

• ARKive - images and movies of the mongoose lemur (Eulemur mongoz)
• http://www.animalinfo.org/species/primate/lemumong.htm
• http://www.rogerwilliamsparkzoo.org/what_to_see/madagascar/lemur_mongoose.cfm

References

• Template:IUCN2006 Listed as Vulnerable (VU A1c, C2a v2.3)
• Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 115. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.