NAT U R A L H A B I TAT A N D LO C AT I O N
The Ring-Tailed Lemur is found in southern and southwestern
Madagascar.
Their main habitat contains of many trees since trees provide
them with many sources of food.
The yellow in the picture below shows the region the ring
tailed lemur is native to.
• Diet: They are herbivores that eat fruit they also eat leaves, tree bark, and sap
• Size: Usually 17 ¾ inches and weigh 5 to 7 ½ pounds
• Housing Requirement: Spend most of their time on the ground, they bed in a tree
close
• Climate Requirement: hottest, driest weather to the coldest, windiest weather.
• Relationships with Other Species: habitat loss and hunting
• Age in Reproduction: When they are two to two and a half years old
• How Often do they Reproduce: Mate in April through June give birth in August through
September
Why is this animal endangered?
This
animal is endangered due to the
destruction of their homes for human
use.
Also they get sold at the black market
as pets.
Population
There are approximatelty between
10,000 to 100,000 ring tailed lemurs left.
Conservation Acts
 Put into zoos and reserves.
Yes 2,500 have been put into zoos.
 The Lemur Conservation Foundation
has helped put many ring tailed
lemurs in zoos that needed helped.
QUIZ
 1. What are the climate requirements?
 2. What is the lemur’s main habitat?
 3. Where do ring tailed lemurs get put?
 4. Why are ring tailed lemurs endangered?
 True or False? Are lemurs group animals or single living animals?
Works Cited
Episode: Smelliest. National Geographic, n.d.Web
 "Investigation." Ring-tailed Lemur. N.p., n.d.Web. 27 Oct.
2014.
 Lemur Catta." Animal Diversity Web. N.p., n.d.Web. 28
Oct. 2014.
 "Lemur Conservation Foundation." Lemur
Conservation Foundation. N.p., n.d.Web. 28 Oct. 2014.
 "Ring-Tailed Lemurs, Ring-Tailed Lemur Pictures, RingTailed Lemur Facts - National Geographic." National
Geographic. N.p., n.d.Web. 25 Oct. 2014.
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