Western woolly lemur: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Avahi occidentalis
Group	Lemurs
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Indriidae

Where does the western woolly lemur live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the western woolly lemur in 1 country or territory across Africa.

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 western woolly lemur endangered?

The western woolly lemur’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the western woolly lemur?

The western woolly lemur (Avahi occidentalis) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Indriidae, genus Avahi. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the western woolly lemur

The western woolly lemur or western avahi (Avahi occidentalis) is a species of woolly lemur native to western Madagascar, where they live in dry deciduous forests. It is a folivorous species.

The western woolly lemurs live in monogamous pairs together with their offspring.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Western woolly lemur (revision 1381466316), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1194866 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).