Collared (Brown) Lemur
Overview
Like the Blue-Eyed Lemur, the adult Collared Lemur can be about the size of a large house cat, weighing about 5.7 lbs (2.6kg) with a body length of 16 inches (41cm), with a tail as long as 22 inches (55cm). It can live 20-25 years. Males are brownish-gray with a dark stripe down the back,...
Feeding
Collared Lemurs have a diet mostly consisting of fruit, young leaves, and...
Fact Sheet
Order: Primate; Suborder: Prosimii Family: Lemuridae; Genus: Eulemur Species: fulvus; Subspecies: collaris Related Forms There are currently five subspecies of brown lemur housed at the Duke Lemur Center: the Brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus fulvus), the White-fronted lemur (Eulemur fulvus albifrons), the Collared lemur (Eulemur fulvus collaris), the Red-fronted lemur (Eulemur fulvus rufus ), and the...
Reproduction
Sexual maturity: 1 year Mating: June – July Gestation: approximately 120 days, infants are born between September and November Number of young: One per...
Social Behavior
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...
Habitat/Conservation
The collared lemur is found in lowland and mid altitude primary and secondary rainforest in a small range in the southeastern tip of Madagascar. This lemur ranges from the Mananara river south to the area north of Tolagnaro. The western limits of its range have yet to be firmly established, and on the north it...
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