Mongoose Lemur
Eulemur mongoz
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyLemuridae (Typical Lemurs)
- GenusEulemur (Brown Lemurs)
- SpeciesEulemur mongoz (Mongoose Lemur)
The mongoose lemur (Eulemur mongoz) is a small primate in the family Lemuridae, native to Madagascar and introduced to the Comoros Islands. These arboreal animals have pointed faces, long, bushy tails, dark-brown upper parts, pale bellies, and beards, which are reddish in males and white in females. They live in family groups and feed primarily on fruit, but also eat leaves, flowers, and nectar, with nectar from Ceiba pentandra trees making up a large part of their diet during the dry season. They have declined sharply in numbers because of habitat destruction and hunting, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated their conservation status as "critically endangered". Wikipedia →
40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Mongoose Lemur sighting in Ankarafantsika National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ankarafantsika National Park
Common Brown Lemur
Eulemur fulvus
Coquerel's Sifaka
Propithecus coquereli
Milne-Edwards' Sportive Lemur
Lepilemur edwardsi
Lorenz Von Liburnau’s Woolly Lemur
Avahi occidentalis
Grey Mouse-lemur
Microcebus murinus
Western Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur
Cheirogaleus medius
Golden-brown Mouse Lemur
Microcebus ravelobensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ankarafantsika National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mongoose Lemur in Ankarafantsika National Park?
About 41% of wildlife watchers report a Mongoose Lemur sighting in Ankarafantsika National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Mongoose Lemur in Ankarafantsika National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Mongoose Lemur in Ankarafantsika National Park in our monthly data.