Blue-eyed black lemur: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Eulemur flavifrons
Group	Lemurs
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Lemuridae

Where does the blue-eyed black lemur live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the blue-eyed black lemur 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.

Is the blue-eyed black lemur endangered?

The blue-eyed black lemur’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the blue-eyed black lemur?

The blue-eyed black lemur (Eulemur flavifrons) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Lemuridae, genus Eulemur. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the blue-eyed black lemur

The blue-eyed black lemur (Eulemur flavifrons), also known as the Sclater's lemur, is a species of true lemur. It can attain a body length of 39–45 cm (15–18 in), a tail length of 51–65 cm (20–26 in), a total length of 90–100 cm (35–39 in), and a weight of 1.8–1.9 kg (4.0–4.2 lb). Being a primate, it has strong hands with palms like a human, which have a rubbery texture to give it a firm grip on branches. Its tail is longer than its body and is non-prehensile.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Blue-eyed black lemur (revision 1377154838), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q882366 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).