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Common brown lemur

Eulemur fulvus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1796)

VUVulnerableprimates

The common brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus) is a species in the family Lemuridae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh 2.42 kg to 3.15 kg and live up to 35.4 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Common brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus)
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the common brown lemur

Weight
2.42 kg – 3.15 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
35.4 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
37 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
119 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1.1src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
18 months – 21.3 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the common brown lemur live?

Not recorded

What is the common brown lemur?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The common brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus) is a species of lemur in the family Lemuridae. It is found in Madagascar and has been introduced to Mayotte.

From the Wikipedia article “Common brown lemur” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Common_brown_lemur&oldid=1356426762), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the common brown lemur endangered?

The common brown lemur is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species.

How is the common brown lemur classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyLemuridae
  6. genusEulemur
  7. SpeciesEulemur fulvus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1796)

Synonyms Eulemur fulvus fulvus, Eulemur fulvus mayottensis, Lemur bruneus, Lemur fulvus, Lemur fulvus mayottensis, Lemur mayottensis

Other names and names in other languages (26)
  • Brown lemurEnglish
  • Brown lemurEnglish
  • Brown lemurEnglish
  • ليمور بني شائعArabic
  • lemur hnědýCzech
  • lemur bělohlavýCzech
  • lemur bělohlavý mayotskýCzech
  • Brun lemurDanish
  • Brauner MakiGerman
  • Καφέ ΛεμούριοςGreek
  • Lémur pardoSpanish
  • ruskomakiFinnish
  • Maki BrunFrench
  • Lémur BrunFrench
  • Lémur fauveFrench
  • Lémurien brunFrench
  • barnamakiHungarian
  • Lemure brunoItalian
  • ブラウンキツネザルJapanese
  • VarikaMalagasy
  • BrunmakiNorwegian Bokmål
  • Bruine MakiDutch
  • lemuria płowaPolish
  • Бурый лемурRussian
  • ลีเมอร์สีน้ำตาลThai
  • Лемур бурийUkrainian

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Relatives of the common brown lemur

Other species in the same genus Eulemur.

VU, Vulnerable
Red lemur (Eulemur rufus)

Red lemur

Eulemur rufus

Lemuridae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the common brown lemur?

An adult common brown lemur weighs 2.42 kg – 3.15 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the common brown lemur endangered?

The common brown lemur is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the common brown lemur live?

The common brown lemur has a recorded lifespan of 35.4 years.

How long is the common brown lemur pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 119 days.

What kind of animal is the common brown lemur?

The common brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus) belongs to the family Lemuridae in the order Primates.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{common_brown_lemur_2026,
  title = {Common brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-brown-lemur},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}