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Primate Factsheets

The Wisconsin National Primate Research Center has created this series of factsheets as a starting point to find information about the various primate species. Each PIN Factsheet covers one or more species, including morphology, ecology, behavior, and conservation with range maps, images, and an extensive glossary of terms to illustrate the text. New factsheets will be developed and added to this site on a regular basis.

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Species found in:
Madagascar

Allocebus trichotis (hairy-eared mouse lemur)

Avahi sp. (woolly indri)

Cheirogaleus sp. (dwarf lemur)

PIN Factsheet Daubentonia madagascariensis (aye-aye)

Eulemur sp. (brown lemur)

Hapalemur sp. (bamboo lemur)

Indri indri (indri)

PIN Factsheet Lemur catta (ring-tailed lemur)

Lepilemur sp. (sportive lemur)

Microcebus sp. (mouse lemur)

Mirza sp. (giant mouse lemur)

Phaner sp. (fork-marked lemur)

Prolemur simus (greater bamboo lemur)

Propithecus sp. (sifaka)

PIN Factsheet Propithecus candidus (silky sifaka)

PIN Factsheet Propithecus diadema (diademed sifaka)

PIN Factsheet Propithecus edwardsi (Milne-Edward's sifaka)

PIN Factsheet Propithecus perrieri (Perrier's sifaka)

PIN Factsheet Propithecus tattersalli (golden-crowned sifaka)

PIN Factsheet Varecia sp. (ruffed lemur)