genus
Eulemur
Eulemur is a genus in the family Lemuridae. This database currently files 12 species under it, 10 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 12
- Threatened
- 10
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 83%
- Weight range
- 1.4 kg – 3.15 kg
Best-known members of Eulemur
Ranked by popularity score.

Black lemur
Eulemur macaco

Common brown lemur
Eulemur fulvus

Mongoose lemur
Eulemur mongoz

Crowned lemur
Eulemur coronatus

Red-bellied lemur
Eulemur rubriventer

Red lemur
Eulemur rufus

Collared brown lemur
Eulemur collaris
Sclater’s lemur
Eulemur flavifrons
How threatened is Eulemur?
10 of 12 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| CRCritically Endangered | 2 | 20% |
| ENEndangered | 4 | 40% |
| VUVulnerable | 4 | 40% |
All species in Eulemur
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black lemur | Eulemur macaco | Lemuridae | Endangered | 2.04 kg | Not recorded |
| Common brown lemur | Eulemur fulvus | Lemuridae | Vulnerable | 3.15 kg | Not recorded |
| Mongoose lemur | Eulemur mongoz | Lemuridae | Critically Endangered | 1.6 kg | Not recorded |
| Crowned lemur | Eulemur coronatus | Lemuridae | Endangered | 1.65 kg | Not recorded |
| Red-bellied lemur | Eulemur rubriventer | Lemuridae | Vulnerable | 1.4 kg | Not recorded |
| Red lemur | Eulemur rufus | Lemuridae | Vulnerable | 2.4 kg | Not recorded |
| Collared brown lemur | Eulemur collaris | Lemuridae | Endangered | 2.38 kg | Not recorded |
| Sclater’s lemur | Eulemur flavifrons | Lemuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| White-headed lemur | Eulemur albifrons | Lemuridae | Vulnerable | 2.3 kg | Not recorded |
| Gray-headed lemur | Eulemur cinereiceps | Lemuridae | Critically Endangered | 2.42 kg | Not recorded |
| Sanford's brown lemur | Eulemur sanfordi | Lemuridae | Endangered | 2.39 kg | Not recorded |
| Bennett's brown lemur | Eulemur rufifrons | Lemuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |