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Sclater’s lemur

Eulemur flavifrons (Gray, 1867)

Status not recordedprimates

The sclater’s lemur (Eulemur flavifrons) is a species in the family Lemuridae, order Primates.

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Quick facts about the sclater’s lemur

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the sclater’s lemur live?

Not recorded

Is the sclater’s lemur 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 sclater’s lemur classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyLemuridae
  6. genusEulemur
  7. SpeciesEulemur flavifrons (Gray, 1867)

Synonyms Eulemur macaco flavifrons, Lemur nigerrimus, Prosimia flavifrons

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • Blue-eyed black lemurEnglish
  • Sclater's black lemurEnglish
  • ليمور أسود ذو العينين الزرقاءArabic
  • lemur SclaterůvCzech
  • BlauaugenmakiGerman
  • lémur negro de ojos azulesSpanish
  • Lémur de SclaterFrench
  • Lemure di SclaterItalian
  • アオメクロキツネザルJapanese
  • BlåøyesvartlemurNorwegian Bokmål
  • BlauwoogmakiDutch
  • lemuria błękitnookaPolish
  • ลีเมอร์ดำตาสีฟ้าThai
  • TürkisaugenmakiGerman
  • Lémur aux yeux turquoiseFrench
  • Lemure dagli occhi azzurriItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sclater’s 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

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What kind of animal is the sclater’s lemur?

The sclater’s lemur (Eulemur flavifrons) 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.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sclater’s lemur (Eulemur flavifrons). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sclater-s-lemur

MLA

“Sclater’s lemur (Eulemur flavifrons).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sclater-s-lemur.

BibTeX
@misc{sclater_s_lemur_2026,
  title = {Sclater’s lemur (Eulemur flavifrons)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sclater-s-lemur},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}