Brown lemur  (Eulemur fulvus)

Range

This species has a notably disjunct distribution, found in western Madagascar north of the Betsiboka River, on the high plateau in scattered forest fragments, and in eastern Madagascar to the north of the Mangoro River. It has also been introduced to the island of Mayotte in the Comoros (5).

UNEP World Conservation Monitoring CentreView a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Habitat

Found in rainforest, moist montane forest and dry deciduous forest (2). Brown lemurs are arboreal and spend most of their time in the upper layers of the canopy (6).