Red-fronted Lemur Factfile

Scientific Name : Eulemur fulvus rufus

World Distribution

All lemur species live in Madagascar. Red-fronted lemurs come from areas in the east and west of the island.

Habitat

Red-fronted lemurs live in deciduous forests. They are arboreal which means that they live in the tree tops. As you would expect, they are very good at climbing and leaping.

Feeding

Their main diet is fruit and leaves but they are very adaptable, depending on what they can find. If fruit and plants are scarce they will eat tree sap, insects, birds' nests and even dirt!

Predators

They are hunted by birds of prey and sometimes by people.

Breeding

Red-fronted lemurs start to breed when they are between 1 and 2 years of age. Females usually gave just one baby each year, born Sept-Nov.

Other interesting facts

• Red-fronted get along well with each other and squabbles are rare. They do not seem bothered about defending their territory.

• Like other lemurs, they spend a lot of time grooming each other and their bottom teeth are specially adapted to form a comb.

• As with all lemurs, their hands are well developed, with nails, rather than claws.

• They communicate using sound ( a wide range of different calls) and smell ( they have scent glands on their wrists). All species of lemur communicate in these ways.
  
  

  Facts and Figures
  Name	red-fronted lemur
  Type of animal	mammal
  Where found	Africa
  Habitat	forests
  Diet	omnivorous
  Average length	46 cm
  Average weight	2.7 kg
  Average number of young per year	1
  Gestation	120 days
  Maximum lifespan	40 years
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