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2. Cute lemurs make terrible pets, but supporting their ... - AOL

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   Threats to the 107 known lemur species are habitat loss from deforestation and mining, hunting by humans and other predators such as dogs, climate change and poaching for the illegal pet trade.

3. Collared brown lemur - Wikipedia

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   Populations of collared brown lemur have successfully been maintained in captivity. The collared brown lemur was listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List assessment. [1] Its greatest threat is habitat loss from slash-and-burn agriculture and charcoal production. It is also hunted for food and captured for the local pet trade. [5]

4. List of lemuroids - Wikipedia

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   Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta). Lemuroidea is a superfamily of primates.Members of this superfamily are called lemuroids, or lemurs. Lemuroidea is one of two superfamilies that form the suborder Strepsirrhini, itself one of two suborders in the order Primates.

5. Lemur - Wikipedia

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   [51] [135] Bamboo lemurs are also kept as pets, [135] although they only survive for up to two months. [158] Live capture for the exotic pet trade in wealthier countries is not normally considered a threat due to strict regulations controlling their export. [135] [143]

6. Gray mouse lemur - Wikipedia

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   The gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus), grey mouse lemur or lesser mouse lemur is a small lemur, a type of strepsirrhine primate, found only on the island of Madagascar. Weighing 58 to 67 grams (2.0 to 2.4 oz), it is the largest of the mouse lemurs ( genus Microcebus ), a group that includes the smallest primates in the world.

7. Ring-tailed lemur - Wikipedia

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   Despite adapting to and breeding easily under captive care (and being the most popular species of lemur in zoos worldwide, with more than 2,000 captive-raised individuals), the wild population of ring-tailed lemur is listed as endangered by the IUCN Red List, due to habitat destruction, local hunting for bushmeat and the exotic pet trade. As of ...