Mongoose Lemur

Mongoose Lemur

Taxobox
name = Mongoose LemurMSW3 Groves|pages=115|id=12100044]
status = VU
trend = down
status_system = iucn3.1
status_ref = IUCN2006|assessors=Ganzhorn "et al"|year=2000|id=8202|title=Eulemur mongoz|downloaded=11 May 2006 Listed as Vulnerable (VU A1c, C2a v2.3)]


image_width = 240px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Primates
familia = Lemuridae
genus = "Eulemur"
species = "E. mongoz"
binomial = "Eulemur mongoz"
binomial_authority = (Linnaeus, 1766)

The Mongoose Lemur ("Eulemur mongoz") is a lemur ranging from 12 to 18 inches long plus a tail of 16 to 25 inches. The Mongoose Lemur lives in Madagascar dry deciduous forests within Madagascar as well as in Comoros forests on the islands of Comoros. The Mongoose Lemur mostly eats fruit, though flowers, leaves and nectar also make up part of its diet. It is unusual in that depending on the season it is either diurnal or nocturnal.

The Mongoose Lemur is arboreal and lives in small family groups, usually consisting of a bonded pair and 1 to 4 children. These groups rarely encounter one another, but when they do, they are aggressive.

References

External links

*ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Eulemur_mongoz/ images and movies of the mongoose lemur "(Eulemur mongoz)"]
* http://www.animalinfo.org/species/primate/lemumong.htm
* http://www.rogerwilliamsparkzoo.org/what_to_see/madagascar/lemur_mongoose.cfm


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