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Mongoose lemur

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The Mongoose lemur is a lemur ranging from 12 to 18 inches long plus a tail of 16 to 25 inches. The Mongoose lemur lives in forests in the north west of Madagascar as well as Comoros. The Mongoose lemur mostly eats fruit, though flowers, leaves and nectar also make up part of its diet. It is unusuall in that depending on the season it is eaither diurnal or nocturnal.

The Mongoose lemur is aboreal and lives in small family groups, usually consiting of a bonded pair and 1 to 4 children. These groups rarely encounter one another, but when they do, they are agressive.