Greater bamboo lemur: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the greater bamboo lemur lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

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

Where does the greater bamboo lemur live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the greater bamboo 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 greater bamboo lemur endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the greater bamboo lemur?

The greater bamboo lemur (Prolemur simus) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Lemuridae, genus Prolemur. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the greater bamboo lemur

The greater bamboo lemur (Prolemur simus), also known as the broad-nosed bamboo lemur and the broad-nosed gentle lemur, is a species of lemur endemic to bamboo forests in eastern Madagascar. As the largest of the bamboo lemurs, the greater bamboo lemur can have a head-body length between 40 and 42 centimetres (16 and 17 in) and a tail length of 45–48 cm (18–19 in), with body weights averaging 2.75 kg (6.1 lb) in males and 2.61 kg (5.8 lb) in females. It is distinguishable from other bamboo lemurs by its truncated muzzle, white-tufted ears, neck gland in males, and gray-brown pelage, of which two color morphs are exhibited. It is the only member of genus Prolemur.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Greater bamboo lemur (revision 1381206832), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q969373 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).