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Red-bellied lemur

Eulemur rubriventer (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1850)

VUVulnerableprimates

The red-bellied lemur (Eulemur rubriventer) is a species in the family Lemuridae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh 1.4 kg to 1.77 kg and live up to 20.3 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Red-bellied lemur (Eulemur rubriventer)
Photo: Rachel Kramer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-bellied lemur

Weight
1.4 kg – 1.77 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
20.3 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
31.7 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
130 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
18.6 monthssrc for Age at maturity
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 red-bellied lemur live?

Not recorded

What is the red-bellied lemur?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-bellied lemur (Eulemur rubriventer) is a medium-sized strepsirrhine primate with a luxuriant chestnut brown coat. This lemur is endemic to eastern Madagascan rainforests and is distinguished by patches of white skin below the eyes, giving rise to a "teardrop" effect, particularly conspicuous in the male.

The species, first identified in 1850, exhibits diurnal behaviour and marked sexual dimorphism. The red-bellied lemur has been studied extensively since the mid-1980s, primarily in Ranomafana National Park. This lemur species is designated as vulnerable according to the IUCN Red List, due to threats endangering habitats from slash-and-burn agriculture in Madagascar.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-bellied lemur” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-bellied_lemur&oldid=1368574217), 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 red-bellied lemur endangered?

The red-bellied 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. What the categories mean.

How is the red-bellied lemur classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyLemuridae
  6. genusEulemur
  7. SpeciesEulemur rubriventer (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1850)

Synonyms Lemur flaviventer, Lemur rubriventer, Lemur rubriventer, Lemur rubriveuter, Lemur rufiventer, Prosimia rufipes

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • ليمور أحمر البطنArabic
  • lemur červenobřichýCzech
  • RotbauchmakiGerman
  • Ερυθρόγαστρος ΛεμούριοςGreek
  • Lemur De Vientre RojoSpanish
  • punavatsamakiFinnish
  • Lémur à ventre rouxFrench
  • vöröshasú makiHungarian
  • Lemure dal ventre rossoItalian
  • アカハラキツネザルJapanese
  • RødbukmakiNorwegian Bokmål
  • RødbuklemurNorwegian Bokmål
  • RødmagelemurNorwegian Bokmål
  • RoodbuikmakiDutch
  • lemuria czerwonobrzuchaPolish
  • Lêmure-de-ventre-vermelhoPortuguese
  • Рыжебрюхий лемурRussian
  • ลีเมอร์ท้องแดงThai

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Relatives of the red-bellied 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 red-bellied lemur?

An adult red-bellied lemur weighs 1.4 kg – 1.77 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-bellied lemur endangered?

The red-bellied 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 red-bellied lemur live?

The red-bellied lemur has a recorded lifespan of 20.3 years.

How long is the red-bellied lemur pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 130 days.

What kind of animal is the red-bellied lemur?

The red-bellied lemur (Eulemur rubriventer) belongs to the family Lemuridae in the order Primates.

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BibTeX
@misc{red_bellied_lemur_2026,
  title = {Red-bellied lemur (Eulemur rubriventer)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-bellied-lemur},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}