Bamboo lemur

Bamboo lemurs
Golden bamboo lemur
(Hapalemur aureus)
CITES Appendix I (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: Lemuridae
Genus: Hapalemur
I. Geoffroy, 1851
Type species
Lemur griseus
É. Geoffroy, 1812
( = Lemur griseus Link, 1795)
Species

Hapalemur griseus
Hapalemur occidentalis
Hapalemur meridionalis
Hapalemur alaotrensis
Hapalemur aureus
Hapalemur simus

Combined distribution of Hapalemur
Synonyms
  • Hapalolemur Giebel, 1855
  • Myoxicebus Elliot, 1913

The bamboo lemurs or gentle lemurs are the lemurs in genus Hapalemur. These medium-sized primates live exclusively on Madagascar.

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