416 observationsEndangered
Black Lemur
Eulemur macaco
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Mammalia ›Order: Primates ›Family: Lemuridae ›Genus: Eulemur
About
The black lemur (Eulemur macaco) is a species of lemur from the family Lemuridae. Like all lemurs, it is endemic to Madagascar. Originally, the species was thought to have two subspecies, Eulemur macaco macaco and Eulemur macaco flavifrons, both of which were elevated to species status by Mittermeier et al. in 2008 to Eulemur macaco and Eulemur flavifrons respectively. The most startling difference between the two species is the eye colour; Eulemur flavifrons, the blue-eyed black...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Black Lemur is Eulemur macaco.
- The Black Lemur has a conservation status of Endangered.
- Black Lemur belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Black Lemur belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Black Lemur belongs to the class Mammalia.
- Black Lemur belongs to the order Primates.
- Black Lemur belongs to the family Lemuridae.
- Black Lemur belongs to the genus Eulemur.