The world's most endangered lemurs
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species evaluates the conservation status of plant and animal species. The list is based on scientific assessment of an organism's status by experts.
Conservation status of the world's lemurs
Species comprising the chart above include:
| Family | Scientific name | Common name(s) | Red List status | Population trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDRIIDAE | Propithecus candidus | Silky Sifaka, Silky Simpona | CR | decreasing |
| INDRIIDAE | Propithecus perrieri | Perrier's Sifaka, Perriers Sifaka | CR | decreasing |
| LEMURIDAE | Hapalemur alaotrensis | Alaotran Gentle Lemur, Alaotra Reed Lemur, Lac Alaotra Bamboo Lemur, Lake Alaotra Gentle Lemur | CR | decreasing |
| LEMURIDAE | Eulemur flavifrons | Blue-eyed Black Lemur, Sclater's Black Lemur, Sclaters Lemur | CR | decreasing |
| LEMURIDAE | Prolemur simus | Broad-nosed Gentle Lemur, Greater Bamboo Lemur | CR | decreasing |
| LEMURIDAE | Varecia variegata | Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur, Ruffed Lemur | CR | decreasing |
| LEPILEMURIDAE | Lepilemur septentrionalis | Northern Sportive Lemur, Sahafary Sportive Lemur | CR | decreasing |
| CHEIROGALEIDAE | Cheirogaleus adipicaudatus | Southern Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur, Spiny Desert Dwarf Lemur, Spiny Forest Dwarf Lemur | DD | unknown |
| CHEIROGALEIDAE | Microcebus bongolavensis | Bongolava Mouse Lemur | DD | unknown |
| CHEIROGALEIDAE | Cheirogaleus crossleyi | Crossley's Dwarf Lemur, Furry-eared Dwarf Lemur | DD | unknown |
| CHEIROGALEIDAE | Microcebus danfossorum | Danfoss' Mouse Lemur | DD | unknown |
| CHEIROGALEIDAE | Microcebus jollyae | Jolly's Mouse Lemur | DD | unknown |
| CHEIROGALEIDAE | Microcebus lehilahytsara | Goodman's Mouse Lemur | DD | unknown |
| CHEIROGALEIDAE | Microcebus mamiratra | Claire's Mouse Lemur | DD | unknown |
| CHEIROGALEIDAE | Cheirogaleus minusculus | Lesser Iron-grey Dwarf Lemur | DD | unknown |
| CHEIROGALEIDAE | Microcebus mittermeieri | Mittermeier's Mouse Lemur | DD | unknown |
| CHEIROGALEIDAE | Microcebus myoxinus | Peters Mouse Lemur, Pygmy Mouse Lemur, Western Rufous Mouse Lemur | DD | unknown |
| CHEIROGALEIDAE | Cheirogaleus ravus | Greater Iron-grey Dwarf Lemur, Large Iron-grey Dwarf Lemur | DD | unknown |
| CHEIROGALEIDAE | Cheirogaleus sibreei | Sibree's Dwarf Lemur | DD | unknown |
| CHEIROGALEIDAE | Microcebus simmonsi | Simmons' Mouse Lemur | DD | unknown |
| CHEIROGALEIDAE | Allocebus trichotis | Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur | DD | unknown |
| INDRIIDAE | Avahi betsileo | Betsileo Woolly Lemur | DD | unknown |
| INDRIIDAE | Avahi meridionalis | Southern Woolly Lemur | DD | unknown |
| INDRIIDAE | Avahi peyrierasi | Peyrieras' Woolly Lemur | DD | unknown |
| INDRIIDAE | Avahi ramanantsoavanai | Ramantsoavana's Southern Woolly Lemur | DD | unknown |
| INDRIIDAE | Avahi unicolor | Sambirano Avahi, Sambirano Woolly Lemur | DD | unknown |
| LEMURIDAE | Eulemur rufus | Audebert's Brown Lemur, Red Brown Lemur, Red-fronted Brown Lemur | DD | decreasing |
| LEPILEMURIDAE | Lepilemur aeeclis | Antafia Sportive Lemur | DD | unknown |
| LEPILEMURIDAE | Lepilemur ahmansonorum | Ahmansons Sportive Lemur | DD | unknown |
| LEPILEMURIDAE | Lepilemur betsileo | Betsileo Sportive Lemur | DD | unknown |
| LEPILEMURIDAE | Lepilemur dorsalis | Grays Sportive Lemur, Grey-backed Sportive Lemur, Nossi-bé Sportive Lemur | DD | unknown |
| LEPILEMURIDAE | Lepilemur fleuretae | Fleurete's Sportive Lemur | DD | unknown |
| LEPILEMURIDAE | Lepilemur grewcockorum | Grewcock's Sportive Lemur | DD | unknown |
| LEPILEMURIDAE | Lepilemur hubbardorum | Hubbard's Sportive Lemur | DD | unknown |
| LEPILEMURIDAE | Lepilemur jamesorum | James' Sportive Lemur | DD | unknown |
| LEPILEMURIDAE | Lepilemur leucopus | Dry-bush Weasel Lemur, White-footed Sportive Lemur | DD | unknown |
| LEPILEMURIDAE | Lepilemur microdon | Light-necked Sportive Lemur, Microdon Sportive Lemur, Small-toothed Sportive Lemur | DD | unknown |
| LEPILEMURIDAE | Lepilemur milanoii | Daraina Sportive Lemur | DD | unknown |
| LEPILEMURIDAE | Lepilemur mittermeieri | Mittermeier's Sportive Lemur | DD | unknown |
| LEPILEMURIDAE | Lepilemur mustelinus | Greater Sportive Lemur, Greater Weasel Lemur, Weasel Sportive Lemur | DD | unknown |
| LEPILEMURIDAE | Lepilemur otto | Otto's Sportive Lemur | DD | unknown |
| LEPILEMURIDAE | Lepilemur petteri | Petter's Sportive Lemur | DD | unknown |
| LEPILEMURIDAE | Lepilemur randrianasoloi | Randrianasolo's Sportive Lemur | DD | unknown |
| LEPILEMURIDAE | Lepilemur ruficaudatus | Lesser Weasel Lemur, Red-tailed Sportive Lemur | DD | decreasing |
| LEPILEMURIDAE | Lepilemur sahamalazensis | Sahamalaza Peninsula Sportive Lemur, Sahamalaza Sportive Lemur | DD | unknown |
| LEPILEMURIDAE | Lepilemur seali | Seal's Sportive Lemur | DD | unknown |
| LEPILEMURIDAE | Lepilemur tymerlachsonorum | Hawks' Sportive Lemur, Nosy Be Sportive Lemur | DD | unknown |
| LEPILEMURIDAE | Lepilemur wrightae | Wright's Sportive Lemur | DD | unknown |
| CHEIROGALEIDAE | Microcebus berthae | Berthe's Mouse Lemur, Berthes Mouse Lemur, Madame Berthe's Mouse Lemur | EN | decreasing |
| CHEIROGALEIDAE | Microcebus ravelobensis | Golden-brown Mouse Lemur | EN | decreasing |
| CHEIROGALEIDAE | Microcebus sambiranensis | Sambirano Mouse Lemur | EN | decreasing |
| CHEIROGALEIDAE | Microcebus tavaratra | Northern Rufous Mouse Lemur, Tavaratra Mouse Lemur | EN | decreasing |
| INDRIIDAE | Avahi cleesei | Bemaraha Woolly Lemur, John Cleese's Avahi | EN | decreasing |
| INDRIIDAE | Propithecus coquereli | Coquerel's Sifaka, Crowned Sifaka | EN | decreasing |
| INDRIIDAE | Propithecus coronatus | Crowned Sifaka | EN | decreasing |
| INDRIIDAE | Propithecus diadema | Diademed Sifaka | EN | decreasing |
| INDRIIDAE | Propithecus edwardsi | Milne-edward's Sifaka, Milne-edwards' Sifaka, Milne-edwardss Simpona | EN | decreasing |
| INDRIIDAE | Indri indri | Indri | EN | decreasing |
| INDRIIDAE | Avahi occidentalis | Lorenz Von Liburnaus Woolly Lemur, Western Avahi, Western Woolly Lemur | EN | decreasing |
| INDRIIDAE | Propithecus tattersalli | Golden-crowned Sifaka, Tattersall's Sifaka | EN | unknown |
| LEMURIDAE | Hapalemur aureus | Golden Bamboo Lemur, Golden Lemur | EN | decreasing |
| LEMURIDAE | Eulemur cinereiceps | White-collared Brown Lemur, White-collared Lemur | EN | decreasing |
| LEMURIDAE | Varecia rubra | Red-ruffed Lemur, Red Ruffed Lemur | EN | decreasing |
| LEMURIDAE | Eulemur sanfordi | Sanford's Brown Lemur | EN | decreasing |
| LEPILEMURIDAE | Lepilemur ankaranensis | Ankarana Sportive Lemur | EN | decreasing |
| PALAEOPROPITHECIDAE | Palaeopropithecus ingens | Large Sloth Lemur | EX | |
| CHEIROGALEIDAE | Phaner furcifer | Eastern Fork-marked Lemur, Masoala Fork-marked Lemur | LC | decreasing |
| CHEIROGALEIDAE | Microcebus griseorufus | Grey-brown Mouse Lemur | LC | decreasing |
| CHEIROGALEIDAE | Cheirogaleus major | Geoffroy's Dwarf Lemur, Greater Dwarf Lemur | LC | unknown |
| CHEIROGALEIDAE | Cheirogaleus medius | Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur, Lesser Dwarf Lemur, Western Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur | LC | unknown |
| CHEIROGALEIDAE | Microcebus murinus | Gray Mouse-lemur, Grey Mouse-lemur, Lesser Mouse-lemur | LC | decreasing |
| CHEIROGALEIDAE | Phaner pallescens | Pale Fork-marked Lemur, Western Fork-marked Lemur | LC | decreasing |
| CHEIROGALEIDAE | Microcebus rufus | Brown Mouse-lemur, Rufous Mouse-lemur, Rufous Mouse Lemur, Russet Mouse-lemur | LC | decreasing |
| INDRIIDAE | Avahi laniger | Avahi, Eastern Avahi, Eastern Woolly Lemur, Gmelin's Woolly Lemur, Woolly Indris, Woolly Lemur | LC | decreasing |
| CHEIROGALEIDAE | Mirza coquereli | Coquerel's Dwarf Lemur, Coquerel's Giant Mouse Lemur, Coquerel's Mouse-lemur | NT | decreasing |
| DAUBENTONIIDAE | Daubentonia madagascariensis | Aye-aye | NT | decreasing |
| LEMURIDAE | Lemur catta | Ring-tailed Lemur | NT | decreasing |
| LEMURIDAE | Eulemur fulvus | Brown Lemur, Common Brown Lemur | NT | decreasing |
| LEMURIDAE | Eulemur rufifrons | Bennett's Brown Lemur, Red-fronted Brown Lemur | NT | decreasing |
| CHEIROGALEIDAE | Phaner electromontis | Amber Mountain Fork-marked Lemur, Montagne D Ambre Fork-marked Lemur | VU | decreasing |
| CHEIROGALEIDAE | Phaner parienti | Pariente's Fork-marked Lemur, Sambirano Fork-marked Lemur | VU | decreasing |
| CHEIROGALEIDAE | Mirza zaza | Northern Giant Mouse Lemur | VU | decreasing |
| INDRIIDAE | Propithecus deckenii | Decken's Sifaka, Van Der Deckens Sifaka | VU | decreasing |
| INDRIIDAE | Propithecus verreauxi | Verreaux's Sifaka | VU | decreasing |
| LEMURIDAE | Eulemur albifrons | White-fronted Brown Lemur, White-fronted Lemur | VU | decreasing |
| LEMURIDAE | Eulemur collaris | Collared Brown Lemur, Red-collared Lemur | VU | decreasing |
| LEMURIDAE | Eulemur coronatus | Crowned Lemur | VU | decreasing |
| LEMURIDAE | Hapalemur griseus | Bamboo Lemur, Eastern Lesser Bamboo Lemur, Grey Gentle Lemur, Lesser Bamboo Lemur | VU | decreasing |
| LEMURIDAE | Eulemur macaco | Black Lemur | VU | decreasing |
| LEMURIDAE | Hapalemur meridionalis | Rusty-gray Lesser Bamboo Lemur, Southern Grey Bamboo Lemur, Southern Lesser Bamboo Lemur | VU | decreasing |
| LEMURIDAE | Eulemur mongoz | Mongoose Lemur | VU | decreasing |
| LEMURIDAE | Hapalemur occidentalis | Sambirano Lesser Bamboo Lemur, Western Gentle Lemur, Western Grey Bamboo Lemur, Western Lesser Bamboo Lemur | VU | decreasing |
| LEMURIDAE | Eulemur rubriventer | Red-bellied Lemur | VU | decreasing |
| LEPILEMURIDAE | Lepilemur edwardsi | Milne-edwards's Sportive Lemur | VU | decreasing |
The full resolution version of this
lemurs chart is available at here. This table and chart was last updated on August 8, 2012, based on data downloaded from the IUCN Red List site. For a species profile, click on its scientific name.
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