genus
Avahi
Avahi is a genus in the family Indriidae. This database currently files 9 species under it, 3 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 9
- Threatened
- 3
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 22%
- Weight range
- 800 g – 900 g
Best-known members of Avahi
Ranked by popularity score.

Eastern woolly lemur
Avahi laniger

Western woolly lemur
Avahi occidentalis
John Cleese's avahi
Avahi cleesei
Sambirano woolly lemur
Avahi unicolor
Betsileo woolly lemur
Avahi betsileo
Masoala woolly lemur
Avahi mooreorum
Peyrieras' woolly lemur
Avahi peyrierasi
Southern woolly lemur
Avahi meridionalis
How threatened is Avahi?
3 of 9 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| CRCritically Endangered | 1 | 33% |
| VUVulnerable | 2 | 67% |
All species in Avahi
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern woolly lemur | Avahi laniger | Indriidae | Vulnerable | 900 g | Not recorded |
| Western woolly lemur | Avahi occidentalis | Indriidae | Vulnerable | 800 g | Not recorded |
| John Cleese's avahi | Avahi cleesei | Indriidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sambirano woolly lemur | Avahi unicolor | Indriidae | Critically Endangered | 848.5 g | Not recorded |
| Betsileo woolly lemur | Avahi betsileo | Indriidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Masoala woolly lemur | Avahi mooreorum | Indriidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Peyrieras' woolly lemur | Avahi peyrierasi | Indriidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Southern woolly lemur | Avahi meridionalis | Indriidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Manombo woolly lemur | Avahi ramanantsoavani | Indriidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |