? Woolly lemurs (Avahis)
Eastern Woolly Lemur (Avahi langier)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Indridae Genus: Avahi Jourdan, 1834
Type species
Lemur laniger Gmelin, 1788
Species
Avahi laniger Avahi occidentalis Avahi unicolor Avahi cleesei

The woolly lemurs, also known as avahis or woolly indris, are three species of strepsirrhine primates. Like all other lemurs, they live only on the island of Madagascar. Image File history File links Avahi_laniger_Grandidier. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Subregnum Bilateria  Acoelomorpha  Orthonectida  Rhombozoa  Myxozoa  Superphylum Deuterostomia     Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders Subclass Multituberculata (extinct) Plagiaulacida Cimolodonta Subclass Palaeoryctoides (extinct) Subclass Triconodonta (extinct) Subclass Placentalia Afrosoricida Artiodactyla Carnivora Cetacea Chiroptera Cimolesta (extinct) Creodonta (extinct) Condylarthra (extinct) Dermoptera Desmostylia (extinct) Embrithopoda (extinct) Hyracoidea Insectivora Lagomorpha Litopterna (extinct) Macroscelidea Mesonychia (extinct) Notoungulata (extinct) Perissodactyla Pholidota Plesiadapiformes (extinct) Primates Proboscidea Rodentia Scandentia Sirenia Taeniodonta... Families 13, See classification A primate is any member of the biological order Primates, the group that contains all lemurs, monkeys, apes, and humans. ... Genera Indri Avahi Propithecus The Indridae (also spelled Indriidae) are a family of strepsirrhine primates. ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... In scientific classification, a type is a specimen or description that corresponds to a taxon (a group of organisms), and helps to identify which organisms may be referred to with that name. ... Johann Friedrich Gmelin (August 8, 1748 - November 1, 1804) was a German naturalist and botanist. ... In biology, the most commonly used definition of species was first coined by Ernst Mayr. ... Binomial name Avahi cleesei Cleeses Woolly Lemur (Avahi cleesei) is a species of woolly lemur native to western Madagascar, named after John Cleese. ... Families Cheirogaleidae Lemuridae Megaladapidae Indridae Daubentoniidae (Aye-aye) Loridae Galagonidae The Strepsirrhini clade is one of the two suborders of primates. ... Families 13, See classification A primate is any member of the biological order Primates, the group that contains all lemurs, monkeys, apes, and humans. ... Superfamilies and Families Cheirogaleoidea Cheirogaleidae Lemuroidea Lemuridae Lepilemuridae Indridae Lemurs are part of a class of primates known as prosimians, and make up the infraorder Lemuriformes. ...

With a body size of 30 to 45 cm and a weight of 600 to 1200 g, the woolly lemurs are the smallest indrids. Their fur is short and woolly and usually colored grey and white, with a long orange tail. Their head is round with a short muzzle and ears hidden in the fur. Genera Indri Avahi Propithecus The Indridae (also spelled Indriidae) are a family of strepsirrhine primates. ...

The woolly lemurs live in tropical rain forests, spending most of their time in the leafy copse. Like many leafeaters they need long naps to digest their food. Woolly lemurs live together in groups of two to five animals, which often consist of parents and several generations of their offspring.

Like all indrids, the woolly lemurs are strictly vegetarian, predominantly eating leaves, but also buds and flowers. For animals adapted to eat primarily plants, sometimes referred to as vegetarian animals, see Herbivore. ...

Males and female mate monogamously. The gestation period is four to five months, with births usually coming in September. In the first few months, the young ride on the back of it mother. After approximately six months it is weaned, and can live independantly after a year, although it will typically live for another year in proximity to its mother. Overall life expectancy is not known.

On November 11, 2005, a research team that discovered a different species of woolly lemur in 1990 in western Madagascar named the species Cleese's Woolly Lemur (Avahi cleesei). They named the species after actor John Cleese in recognition of his work to save lemurs in the wild. November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Temptations album, see 1990 (Temptations album) MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Binomial name Avahi cleesei Cleeses Woolly Lemur (Avahi cleesei) is a species of woolly lemur native to western Madagascar, named after John Cleese. ... John Cleese as Q in Die Another Day. ...

Classification

• Family Indridae: woolly lemurs and allies
  • Genus Indri
  • Genus Avahi
    • Cleese's Woolly Lemur, Avahi cleesei
    • Eastern Woolly Lemur, Avahi laniger
    • Western Woolly Lemur, Avahi occidentalis
    • Sambirano Woolly Lemur, Avahi unicolor
  • Genus Propithecus: sifakas

Genera Indri Avahi Propithecus The Indridae (also spelled Indriidae) are a family of strepsirrhine primates. ... Binomial name Indri indri (Gmelin, 1788) The Indri (Indri indri), also called the Entrina, is a large (up to 70 cm long, and weighing up to 13 kg) tree-dwelling relative of the lemur native to Madagascar. ... Binomial name Avahi cleesei Cleeses Woolly Lemur (Avahi cleesei) is a species of woolly lemur native to western Madagascar, named after John Cleese. ... Species Propithecus diadema Propithecus edwardsi Propithecus perrieri Propithecus tattersalli Propithecus verreauxi Propithecus coquereli Propithecus deckenii Sifakas are a genus (Propithecus) from the primate family Indridae. ...

External links

Wikispecies has information on:

Woolly lemur

• Image of female and young
• Primate Info Net Avahi Factsheets
• Avahi cleesei report