Lemuridae

The lemurids (Lemuridae) are a family of strepsirrhine primates endemic to Madagascar. It is one of only eight known families of lemurs.

Classification

The family Lemuridae contains five genera and twenty-two species:

Family Lemuridae

• Gender Lemur
  • Lemur catta
• Gender Eulemur, brown or true lemurs
  • Eulemur fulvus
  • Eulemur sanfordi
  • Eulemur albifrons
  • Eulemur rufus
  • Eulemur rufifrons
  • Eulemur collaris
  • Eulemur cinereiceps
  • Eulemur macaco
  • Eulemur flavifrons
  • Eulemur coronatus
  • Eulemur rubriventer
  • Eulemur mongoz
• Gender Empty, ruffian lemurs or necklace
  • Varecia variega
  • Blonde varecia
• Gender Hapalemur, bamboo lemurs
  • Hapalemur griseus
  • Hapalemur gilberti
  • Hapalemur southernis
  • Hapalemur Westernis
  • Hapalemur alaotrensis
  • Hapalemur aureus
• Gender Prolemur
  • Prolemur simus
• GenderPachylemur
  • †Pachylemur insignis
  • †Pachylemur jullyi

The family Lemuridae was once divided into two subfamilies, Hapalemurinae (bamboo lemurs and greater bamboo lemurs) and Lemurinae (brown lemurs and ruffed lemurs), but molecular evidence and scent gland similarities have led to include ring-tailed lemurs.

Species of the genus Eulemur have been known to interbreed, despite having dramatically different chromosome numbers. Cases of hybridization between Eulemur rufifrons (2N=60) and Eulemur collaris (2N=50–52) were found in the Berenty Reserve, Madagascar.