Black Lemur
Eulemur macaco
The Black Lemur is a species of lemur from the family Lemuridae. Like all lemurs, it is endemic to Madagascar. Originally, the species was thought to have two subspecies, ''Eulemur macaco macaco'' and ''Eulemur macaco flavifrons'', both of which were elevated to species status by Mittermeier ''et al.'' in 2008 to ''Eulemur macaco'' and ''Eulemur flavifrons'' respectively.
Sclater's Lemur ''E. flavifrons'' has blue eyes, the only primate other than humans which has blue eyes, while ''E. macaco'' has brown or orange eyes, and ear tufts.
Both species live in northwest Madagascar. ''E. macaco'' occurs in moist forests in the Sambirano region of Madagascar and on nearby islands. ''E. flavifrons'' is restricted to the Sahamalaza Peninsula and adjacent forests. There are reports of the two species hybridizing where their ranges overlap in Manongarivo Special Reserve.
Sclater's Lemur ''E. flavifrons'' has blue eyes, the only primate other than humans which has blue eyes, while ''E. macaco'' has brown or orange eyes, and ear tufts.
Both species live in northwest Madagascar. ''E. macaco'' occurs in moist forests in the Sambirano region of Madagascar and on nearby islands. ''E. flavifrons'' is restricted to the Sahamalaza Peninsula and adjacent forests. There are reports of the two species hybridizing where their ranges overlap in Manongarivo Special Reserve.