White-collared brown lemur  (Eulemur albocollaris)

Facts

Also known as:white-collared lemur
Previously known as:Eulemur fulvus albocollaris
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Primates
Family Lemuridae
Genus Eulemur (1)
Size Tail length: 50 – 55 cm (2)
Head-and-body length: 39 – 405 cm (2)
Weight 2 – 2.5 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Critically Endangered (CR B1+2abc) on the IUCN Red List 2004 (1), although classified here as a subspecies (Eulemur fulvus albocollaris) of the brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus), which is also listed under Appendix I of CITES (3). Recent scientific thought is that the white-collared brown lemur should be elevated to species status, as Eulemur albocollaris (4).