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- Lemur abstract "Lemurs (/ˈliːmər/ LEE-mər) are a clade of strepsirrhine primates endemic to the island of Madagascar. The word "lemur" derives from the word lemures (ghosts or spirits) from Roman mythology and was first used to describe a slender loris due to its nocturnal habits and slow pace, but was later applied to the primates on Madagascar. Although lemurs often are confused with ancestral primates, the anthropoid primates (monkeys, apes, and humans) did not evolve from them; instead, lemurs merely share morphological and behavioral traits with basal primates. Lemurs arrived in Madagascar around 62 to 65 mya by rafting on mats of vegetation at a time when ocean currents favored oceanic dispersal to the island. Since that time, lemurs have evolved to cope with an extremely seasonal environment and their adaptations give them a level of diversity that rivals that of all other primate groups. Until shortly after humans arrived on the island around 2,000 years ago, there were lemurs as large as a male gorilla. Today, there are nearly 100 species of lemurs, and most of those species have been discovered or promoted to full species status since the 1990s; however, lemur taxonomic classification is controversial and depends on which species concept is used. Even the higher-level taxonomy is disputed, with some experts preferring to place most lemurs within the infraorder Lemuriformes, while others prefer Lemuriformes to contain all living strepsirrhines, placing all lemurs in superfamily Lemuroidea and all lorises and galagos in superfamily Lorisoidea.Ranging in size from 30 g (1.1 oz) to 9 kg (20 lb), lemurs share many common, basal primate traits, such as divergent digits on their hands and feet and nails instead of claws (in most species). However, their brain-to-body size ratio is smaller than that of anthropoid primates, and among many other traits they share with other strepsirrhine primates, they have a "wet nose" (rhinarium). Lemurs are generally the most social of the strepsirrhine primates and communicate more with scents and vocalizations than with visual signals. Many lemur adaptations are in response to Madagascar's highly seasonal environment. Lemurs have relatively low basal metabolic rates and may exhibit seasonal breeding, dormancy (such as hibernation or torpor), or female social dominance. Most eat a wide variety of fruits and leaves, while some are specialists. Although many share similar diets, different species of lemur share the same forests by differentiating niches.Lemur research focused on taxonomy and specimen collection during the 18th and 19th centuries. Although field observations trickled in from early explorers, modern studies of lemur ecology and behavior did not begin in earnest until the 1950s and 1960s. Initially hindered by political instability and turmoil on Madagascar during the mid-1970s, field studies resumed in the 1980s and have greatly increased our understanding of these primates. Research facilities like the Duke Lemur Center have provided research opportunities under more controlled settings. Lemurs are important for research because their mix of primitive characteristics and traits shared with anthropoid primates can yield insights on primate and human evolution. However, many lemur species are threatened with extinction due to habitat loss and hunting. Although local traditions generally help protect lemurs and their forests, illegal logging, widespread poverty, and political instability hinder and undermine conservation efforts. Because of these threats and their declining numbers, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) considers lemurs to be the world's most endangered mammals, noting that—as of 2013—up to 90% of all lemur species face extinction within the next 20 to 25 years.".
- Lemur class Mammal.
- Lemur conservationStatus "CITES_A1".
- Lemur conservationStatusSystem "CITES".
- Lemur kingdom Animal.
- Lemur order Lemuriformes.
- Lemur order Primate.
- Lemur order Strepsirrhini.
- Lemur phylum Chordate.
- Lemur thumbnail Lemuroidea.jpg?width=300.
- Lemur wikiPageExternalLink 726922.
- Lemur wikiPageExternalLink books?id=MFzxVH_OxjsC&pg=PA395.
- Lemur wikiPageExternalLink f36.image.
- Lemur wikiPageExternalLink lemur.duke.edu.
- Lemur wikiPageExternalLink Lemur.
- Lemur wikiPageExternalLink www.lemurlife.com.
- Lemur wikiPageExternalLink www.lemurreserve.org.
- Lemur wikiPageExternalLink lemurs.html.
- Lemur wikiPageID "477917".
- Lemur wikiPageRevisionID "606340460".
- Lemur align "right".
- Lemur alt "A cat-like predator with a long, slender body stands on a rock.".
- Lemur alt "A gray-feathered hawk with red face and a striped underside stands perched on a branch, looking to its right.".
- Lemur alt "A sequence of clicks which speed up and are then followed by loud yaps".
- Lemur alt "High-amplitude, pulsed squawks".
- Lemur book "Lemurs".
- Lemur caption "The fossa and the Madagascan Harrier-Hawk are predators of many lemur species.".
- Lemur caption "There are two competing lemur phylogenies, one by Horvath et al. and one by Orlando et al. . Note that Horvath et al. did not attempt to place the subfossil lemurs.".
- Lemur classis "Mammalia".
- Lemur colwidth "30".
- Lemur commons "y".
- Lemur commonsSearch "Lemurs".
- Lemur description "Mammalian predator alert by a ring-tailed lemur".
- Lemur description "Mammalian predator alert by a ruffed lemur".
- Lemur direction "vertical".
- Lemur diversity "About 100 living species".
- Lemur diversityLink "List of lemur species".
- Lemur filename "Lemur catta--click series & yaps.ogg".
- Lemur filename "Varecia pulsed squawk1.ogg".
- Lemur hasPhotoCollection Lemur.
- Lemur header "Lemur alarm calls".
- Lemur heading "Strepsirrhini".
- Lemur id "12100002".
- Lemur image "Cryptoprocta Ferox.JPG".
- Lemur image "Polyboroides radiatus.jpg".
- Lemur imageCaption "A sample of lemur diversity; 8 of 15 biological genera are depicted : Lemur, Propithecus, Daubentonia, †Archaeoindris, Microcebus, Lepilemur, Eulemur, Varecia.".
- Lemur imageWidth "250".
- Lemur infraordo "Lemuriformes".
- Lemur lower "1".
- Lemur lower "1.1".
- Lemur lower "2".
- Lemur lower "2.1".
- Lemur name "Lemurs".
- Lemur ordo "Primates".
- Lemur phylum Chordate.
- Lemur portal "Madagascar".
- Lemur portal "Primates".
- Lemur rangeMap "Lemuroidea distribution.svg".
- Lemur rangeMapCaption "Range of all lemur species".
- Lemur regnum "Animalia".
- Lemur species "y".
- Lemur speciesSearch "Lemuriformes".
- Lemur status "CITES_A1".
- Lemur statusSystem "CITES".
- Lemur subdivision "Cheirogaleidae".
- Lemur subdivision "Daubentoniidae".
- Lemur subdivision "Indriidae".
- Lemur subdivision "Lemuridae".
- Lemur subdivision "Lepilemuridae".
- Lemur subdivision "†Archaeolemuridae".
- Lemur subdivision "†Megaladapidae".
- Lemur subdivision "†Palaeopropithecidae".
- Lemur subdivisionRanks Family_(biology).
- Lemur subordo Strepsirrhini.
- Lemur superfamilia "Lemuroidea".
- Lemur superfamiliaAuthority "Gray 1821".
- Lemur title "Competing lemur phylogenies".
- Lemur title "High-amplitude, pulsed squawks".
- Lemur title "Three types of clicks followed by loud yaps".
- Lemur total "16".
- Lemur total "18".
- Lemur total "22".
- Lemur total "24".
- Lemur total "30".
- Lemur total "32".
- Lemur total "34".
- Lemur total "36".
- Lemur type "sound".
- Lemur upper "0.1".
- Lemur upper "1".
- Lemur upper "1.1".
- Lemur upper "2.1".
- Lemur width "200".
- Lemur wikt "y".
- Lemur wiktSearch "lemur".
- Lemur subject Category:Lemurs.
- Lemur type Animal.
- Lemur type Eukaryote.
- Lemur type Mammal.
- Lemur type Species.