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Eastern Avahi

Avahi laniger (Gmelin, 1788)

Status not recordedprimates

The eastern avahi (Avahi laniger) is a species in the family Indriidae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh 900 g to 1.09 kg.

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Quick facts about the eastern avahi

Weight
900 g – 1.09 kg
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
137 days
Young per litter or clutch
1.01
Age at maturity
2.39 years
Litters or clutches a year
1
Active
At night (nocturnal)
Lifestyle
Arboreal
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the eastern avahi live?

Not recorded

Is the eastern avahi endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the eastern avahi classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyIndriidae
  6. genusAvahi
  7. SpeciesAvahi laniger (Gmelin, 1788)

Synonyms Avahis laniger orientalis, Habrocebus lanatus, Indris longicaudatus, Lemur laniger, Lichanotus laniger

Other names and names in other languages (25)
  • Eastern woolly lemurEnglish
  • Gmelin's woolly lemurEnglish
  • Woolly IndrisEnglish
  • ليمور صوفي شرقيArabic
  • avahi vlnatýCzech
  • Östlicher WollmakiGerman
  • Ανατολικός Γουνοφόρος ΛεμούριοςGreek
  • Indri LanudoSpanish
  • villaindriFinnish
  • MakiFrench
  • Avahi orientaleItalian
  • ヒガシアバヒJapanese
  • AmpongyMalagasy
  • Østlig UllemurNorwegian Bokmål
  • Oostelijke AvahiDutch
  • awahi wełnistyPolish
  • Восточный шерстистый лемурRussian
  • Lémur Lanudo OrientalSpanish
  • Avahi LaineuxFrench
  • Avahi laineux orientalFrench
  • Maki À BourreFrench
  • Lemure lanoso orientaleItalian
  • Licanoto orientaleItalian
  • Maki lanoso orientaleItalian
  • Oostelijke WolmakiDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the eastern avahi

Other species in the same genus Avahi.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the eastern avahi?

An adult eastern avahi weighs 900 g – 1.09 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

How long is the eastern avahi pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 137 days.

What kind of animal is the eastern avahi?

The eastern avahi (Avahi laniger) belongs to the family Indriidae in the order Primates.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Eastern Avahi (Avahi laniger). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/eastern-avahi

MLA

“Eastern Avahi (Avahi laniger).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/eastern-avahi.

BibTeX
@misc{eastern_avahi_2026,
  title = {Eastern Avahi (Avahi laniger)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/eastern-avahi},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}