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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 March 2025. Extinct genus of lemurs Megaladapis Temporal range: Pleistocene - Holocene Megaladapis edwardsi skeleton Conservation status Extinct (1280–1420 CE) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Suborder: Strepsirrhini ...
The smaller, nocturnal lemurs, such as mouse lemurs, giant mouse lemurs, and dwarf lemurs, usually give birth to more than one infant, whereas the larger, nocturnal lemurs, such as fork-marked lemurs, sportive lemurs, and the aye-aye usually have one offspring. [29] Dwarf and mouse lemurs have up to four offspring, but both average only two.
Archaeoindris fontoynontii is an extinct giant lemur and the largest primate known to have evolved on Madagascar, comparable in size to a male gorilla.It belonged to a family of extinct lemurs known as "sloth lemurs" (Palaeopropithecidae) and, because of its extremely large size, it has been compared to the ground sloths that once roamed North and South America.
Although only the indriids are alive today and represent only a small percentage of the living lemur species, this clade collectively contained the majority of the extinct giant lemur species. [6] [8] Radiocarbon dating of multiple subfossil specimens shows that the giant subfossil lemurs were present on the island until after human arrival ...
In 1953, William Charles Osman Hill noted that the skull of both P. insignis and P. jullyi (then called Lemur insignis and L. jullyi) resembled that of ruffed lemurs more so than the rest of the lemurs classified in the genus Lemur at that time. [5] Because of the similarities, Pachylemur is sometimes referred to as a giant ruffed lemur. [6]
The largest known subfossil lemur was Archaeoindris fontoynonti, a giant sloth lemur, which weighed more than a modern female gorilla. The extinction of the largest lemurs is often attributed to predation by humans and possibly habitat destruction . [ 2 ]
Giant mouse lemurs are vocal, although they also scent mark using saliva, urine, and secretions from the anogenital scent gland. Predators of giant mouse lemurs include the Madagascar buzzard, Madagascar owl, fossa, and the narrow-striped mongoose. Giant mouse lemurs reproduce once a year, with two offspring born after a 90-day gestation ...
The indri (/ ˈ ɪ n d r i / ⓘ; Indri indri), also called the babakoto, [8] is one of the largest living lemurs, with a head-body length of about 64–72 cm (25– 28 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) and a weight of between 6 and 9.5 kg (13 and 21 lb).