black lemur
eulemur macaco latin

The black lemur lives in both primary and secondary forest.

As a result, the blue-eyed black lemur is nearly extinct in the wild.

The black lemur primarily eats fruit, which makes up an estimated 78% of its diet.

The blue-eyed black lemur has also been observed to be a highly aggressive species.

The blue-eyed black lemur is thought to be polygynous.

The blue-eyed black lemur helps propagate many rain forest plants.

The black lemur lives in groups of 2 to 15 members, including approximately equal numbers of males and females.

The black lemur displays sexual dimorphism in coloration.

The blue-eyed black lemur is restricted to the Sahamalaza Peninsula and adjacent forests.

Once this is achieved the black lemur will rub the millipede around its body to get the toxins on its fur.

Like many of the species in the Eulemur genus, the blue-eyed black lemur is sexually dichromatic.

The blue-eyed black lemur communicates with scent-marking, vocalizations, and perhaps some facial expressions.

The blue-eyed black lemur also pollinates many plants while it eats nectar and pollen from the plants' flowers.

Often there is sexual dimorphism in coloration (sexual dichromatism), such as in the black lemur.

The black lemur (Eulemur macaco) is a species of lemur from the family Lemuridae.

The black lemur occurs in moist forests in the Sambirano region of Madagascar and on nearby islands.

ARKive - images and movies of the black lemur (Eulemur macaco)

The blue-eyed black lemur inhabits primary and secondary sub-tropical moist and dry forests in the northwestern tip of Madagascar.

This species was first described by Huff and Hoogstraal in 1963 in the black lemur Lemur collaris.

The blue-eyed black lemur (Eulemur flavifrons), also known as the Sclater's lemur, is a species of true lemur.

Until 2008, the blue-eyed black lemur was considered a subspecies, E. macaco flavifrons, of the black lemur.

The blue-eyed black lemur is listed on Appendix I of CITES, and is critically endangered.

There is also some overlap with the black lemur in northeast Madagascar in the Galoko, Manongarivo and Tsaratanana Massifs.

Association manages a programme of European breeding in controlled environment (zoological gardens) and collects funds which are used for creation of a zone protected in Madagascar for the Blue-eyed Black Lemur.

Lemur Island - This exhibit features the Ring-tailed Lemur, Black Lemur, and Blue-eyed Black Lemur.

The black lemur (Eulemur macaco) is a species of lemur from the family Lemuridae.

ARKive - images and movies of the black lemur (Eulemur macaco)

Originally, the species was thought to have two subspecies, Eulemur macaco macaco and Eulemur macaco flavifrons, both of which were elevated to species status by Mittermeier et al. in 2008 to Eulemur macaco and Eulemur flavifrons respectively.