Creature Feature
Aye-Aye
Fast Facts
• Scientific name:
Daubentonia
madagascariensis
• Part of the Lemur
family
• Weight: 5.5 lb
• Length: 12–15 in
with 17–21 in tail
Feeding Mechanism
• Taps on trees to find
grubs
• Gnaws holes in the
wood
• Inserts its elongated
middle finger to pull
the grubs out
• Middle finger can be
up to three times
longer than the others
Habitat
• World's largest nocturnal
primate
• Lives in forest canopies
• Natural habitat is
rainforest or deciduous
forest
Distribution
Only found in Madagascar
Conservation
• Endangered species because its habitat is
being destroyed
• Also due to native superstition.
• Besides being a general nuisance in
villages, ancient Malagasy legend said that
the Aye-aye was a symbol of death.
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