BLACK LEMUR
Class: Mammals
Order: Primates
Family: Lemuridae
Genus: Eulemur
Species: Macaco
Length: 30 to 45 cm
Longevity: 20 years
Weight: 2 to 2.5 kg
Sexual maturity: 2 years
Gestation: Approximately 4 months
Litter size: 1 to 2 young
Diet: Fruits, seeds, leaves, flowers, nectar, fungi, sometimes small invertebrates (millipedes)
Protection Status: IUCN CR – Endangered
Description
The black lemurs exhibit marked sexual dimorphism: males have black fur, while females have brownish-beige fur. Primarily arboreal, their activity periods are both diurnal and nocturnal, a pattern known as cathemeral. However, they seem to be more active at night, particularly to access nectar available during the nocturnal flowering of certain trees in the dry season.