Crowned lemur
Eulemur coronatus (Gray, 1842)
The crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus) is a species in the family Lemuridae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh 1.65 kg to 1.7 kg and live up to 25.6 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.
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Quick facts about the crowned lemur
- Weight
- 1.65 kg – 1.7 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 25.6 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 30 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 125 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 20 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the crowned lemur live?
Not recorded
What is the crowned lemur?
The crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus) is a lemur that is 31–36 cm (12–14 in) long and weighs 2 kg (4.4 lb). Its tail is about 42–51 cm (17–20 in) long.
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Is the crowned lemur endangered?
The crowned lemur is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species.
How is the crowned lemur classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderPrimates
- familyLemuridae
- genusEulemur
- SpeciesEulemur coronatus (Gray, 1842)
Synonyms Lemur chrysampyx, Lemur coronatus
Other names and names in other languages (17)
- ليمور متوجArabic
- lemur korunkatýCzech
- KronenmakiGerman
- Εστεμμένος ΛεμούριοςGreek
- Lemur CoronadoSpanish
- harjamakiFinnish
- Lémur couronnéFrench
- Lémur à CouronneFrench
- koronás makiHungarian
- Lemure coronatoItalian
- カンムリキツネザルJapanese
- KronemakiNorwegian Bokmål
- KronelemurNorwegian Bokmål
- KroonmakiDutch
- lemuria koroniastaPolish
- Венценосный лемурRussian
- ลีเมอร์มงกุฎThai
Relatives of the crowned lemur
Other species in the same genus Eulemur.
Black lemur
Eulemur macaco
Common brown lemur
Eulemur fulvus
Mongoose lemur
Eulemur mongoz
Red-bellied lemur
Eulemur rubriventer
Red lemur
Eulemur rufus
Collared brown lemur
Eulemur collaris
CompareCrowned lemur vs Black lemurCrowned lemur vs Common brown lemurCrowned lemur vs Mongoose lemurCrowned lemur vs Red-bellied lemur
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the crowned lemur?
An adult crowned lemur weighs 1.65 kg – 1.7 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the crowned lemur endangered?
The crowned lemur is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
How long does the crowned lemur live?
The crowned lemur has a recorded lifespan of 25.6 years.
How long is the crowned lemur pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 125 days.
What kind of animal is the crowned lemur?
The crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus) belongs to the family Lemuridae in the order Primates.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
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