Photograph of a Crowned Lemuur

The Crowned Lemur


  1. Key Facts:

  2. Reproduction:
    Number of young: One sometimes two babies
    Mating: May-June in the wild
    Sexual maturity: About 20 months

  3. Size:

    Approximately the size of a medium sized house cat
    Color: Females are lighter in color then male Crowned Lemurs. They have a V-like pattern on their heads giving it its the name the Crowned Lemur.
    Weight: 2 kg (4.5 lbs.)
    length: Head to tail 79 cm (31 in.)

  4. Diet:

    flowers, leaves, fruit, sometimes insects

  5. Habitat:

    moist to dry forest
    Lifespan: 20 years in the wild

Reproduction


Mating in the wild occurs in May and June with young born in September and October. Crowned lemurs have a gestation period of 125 day. Young are weaned at about 5-6 months after birth.

Diet:


Habitat:


The Crowned Lemur is found a the Cap d' Ambre peninsula at the northern tip of Madagascar.
Habitat of the Crowned lemurs