Sanford's brown lemur: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Sanford's brown lemur lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

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

Where does the Sanford's brown lemur live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Sanford's brown 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 Sanford's brown lemur endangered?

The Sanford's brown lemur’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Sanford's brown lemur?

The Sanford's brown lemur (Eulemur sanfordi) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Lemuridae, genus Eulemur. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Sanford's brown lemur

Sanford's brown lemur (Eulemur sanfordi), or Sanford's lemur, is a species of strepsirrhine primate in the family Lemuridae. Sanford's brown lemur was previously considered a subspecies of the common brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus) but was raised to full species in 2001. It is named after Leonard Cutler Sanford, a trustee of the American Museum of Natural History.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sanford's brown lemur (revision 1356979453), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q787633 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).