LEMURS: WOOLLY LEMURS OR AVAHIS
WOOLLY LEMURS
Nocturnal and vegetarian, with nine known species.
WOOLY LEMUR OR WOOLY INDRI
Genus: Avahi
Avahi laniger
CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
The eastern woolly lemur, also known as the eastern avahi or Gmelin’s woolly lemur, is a native of the large island country of Madagascar. Situated about 249 mi (400 km) off of Africa’s southeastern coast in the Indian Ocean, Madagascar is home to species found nowhere else in the world and is regarded by conservationists as…
Avahi occidentalis
CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
Like all lemurs, the western woolly lemur—also called the Lorenz Von Liburnau’s woolly lemur or the western avahi— is endemic to Madagascar, the island country off of East Africa. As their name suggests, these lemurs are found mainly in the western and northwestern parts of the country. The Betsiboka River…