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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyLemuridae
Maximum longevity: 36.2 years (captivity) Observations: A hybrid between a brown and a black lemur lived 39 years (Ronald Nowak 1999). One captive female was still alive after 36.2 years in captivity (Richard Weigl 2005).
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- Eulemur macaco
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The black lemur (Eulemur macaco) is a species of lemur from the family Lemuridae. Like all lemurs, it is endemic to Madagascar. Originally, the species was thought to have two subspecies, Eulemur macaco macaco and Eulemur macaco flavifrons, both of which were elevated to species status by Mittermeier et al. in 2008 to Eulemur macaco and Eulemur flavifrons respectively. The most startling difference between the two species is the eye colour; Eulemur flavifrons, the blue-eyed black lemur, has blue eyes, while Eulemur macaco, the black lemur, has brown or orange eyes, and also has ear tufts.
Both species live in northwest Madagascar. The black lemur occurs in moist forests in the Sambirano region of Madagascar and on nearby islands. The blue-eyed black lemur is restricted to the Sahamalaza Peninsula and adjacent forests. There are reports of the two species hybridizing where their ranges overlap in Manongarivo Special Reserve.