Crowned Lemur
Meet Mosi and Seshat
Meet Mosi and Seshat our newest breeding pair of crowned lemurs (Eulemur coronatus)! Mosi is a 1.5 year old male who arrived at the DLC from the Indianapolis Zoo in early November. Seshat was born here at the Lemur Center and is also 1.5 years old. The pair was introduced in mid December, right after...
Overview
Crowned lemurs are the most noticeably sexually dichromatic lemur species, with the exception of the blue-eyed lemur. The females are predominantly gray with an orange crown, while the males are a much darker reddish brown with a black and orange crown. Until recently, crowned lemurs were thought to be a sub-species of the mongoose lemur....
Feeding
Although the diet of crowned lemurs varies with the seasons, it contains a high percentage of fruit with relatively few leaves. During both wet and dry seasons, fruit comprises as much as 80% to 90% of the crowned lemur diet. They prefer drier forests, existing in higher densities in these habitats than in adjacent humid...
Fact Sheet
Order: Primates; Suborder: Prosimii Family: Lemuridae; Genus: Eulemur Species: coronatus Related Species There are several species in the genus Eulemur, including red-bellied lemurs (Eulemur rubriventer), mongoose lemurs (Eulemur mongoz), the two subspecies of black lemur (Eulemur macaco), and the seven subspecies of brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus). Key Facts Adult Size : 3.1 – 3.7 pounds...
Reproduction
At the DLC, crowned lemurs are held in small family groups, usually consisting of an adult pair, their infants (twinning is fairly common in this species) and any juveniles from the previous year or two. Births at the DLC occur April through mid-June (mid September through October in Madagascar), with gestation being about 120 to...
Social Behavior
In the wild, crowned lemurs travel in all levels of the forest, but seem to prefer the canopy level. They readily descend to the ground to eat fallen fruit, lick or eat dirt, or travel. The animals are found in groups ranging in size from five to up to 15 animals (groups of five to...
Habitat/Conservation
The area of suitable habitat remaining in Madagascar for crowned lemurs is probably less than 1300 square kilometers in the far northern tip of the island, and this is shrinking rapidly due to the encroachment of slash and burn agriculture. Total population estimates range from 1,000 to 10,000 animals. As populations of this lemur become...
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