Aye-aye: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the aye-aye lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Daubentonia madagascariensis
Group	Lemurs
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Mass	115 g (birth weight); 2.5 kg (adult weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Daubentoniidae

Where does the aye-aye live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the aye-aye in 1 country or territory across Africa. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Madagascar.

Madagascar

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is an aye-aye?

Wikidata records the following for the aye-aye: mass 115 g (birth weight); 2.5 kg (adult weight).

Is the aye-aye endangered?

The aye-aye’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the aye-aye?

The aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Daubentoniidae, genus Daubentonia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the aye-aye

The aye-aye (, Daubentonia madagascariensis) is a long-fingered lemur, a strepsirrhine primate native to Madagascar with rodent-like teeth that perpetually grow and a special thin middle finger that they can use to catch grubs and larvae out of tree trunks.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Aye-aye (revision 1381233445), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q186778 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).