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Crowned lemur
We have three male crowned lemurs here at Paignton Zoo, co-habiting with our ring-tailed lemurs in Lemur Woods.
They’re one of the smaller lemur species, weighing around 1-2kg and bodies measuring 30–35 cm long, with tails just as long or longer!
Class:
Mammals
Order:
Primates
Family:
Lemuridae
About the crowned lemur
Crowned lemurs live in dry, deciduous forest and rainforest of mid-altitude in northern Madagascar.
They mostly eat fruit and leaves, sometimes vertebrates and bird eggs. On occasion they will also eat flowers, pollen, and insects.
Conservation
Crowned lemurs are classified as Endangered, with fewer than 10,000 individuals left in the wild.
Their survival is threatened by habitat loss due to forest fires, farming, logging, and development. Although they live in four protected areas in northern Madagascar, these habitats are fragmented, limiting their movement and breeding.
Sadly, illegal logging, grazing, and hunting still occur even within these reserves, putting additional pressure on their already vulnerable population.