Social Behavior
Two collared lemur males resting in the forest. Click image for larger version.
Collared lemurs are sociable, living in permanent groups of 3 - 12 individuals. Groups as large as 29 have been observed. Their home range tends to span 17 - 50 acres (7 - 20 ha), usually in the scattered forest fragments of the high plateaus in southeastern Madagascar, from the Mananara River near Vangaindrano south to Fort-Dauphin.
An average Collared Lemur may live 20 - 25 years in the wild.