The lemur is endemic to which island?
Ring-tailed lemur Tingo, the main character from "Sesame English", is a ring tailed lemur. Ring-tailed lemur The ring-tailed lemur ("Lemur catta") is a large strepsirrhine primate and the most recognized lemur due to its long, black and white ringed tail. It belongs to Lemuridae, one of five lemur families, and is the only member of the Lemur genus. Like all lemurs it is endemic to the island of Madagascar. Known locally in Malagasy as ' (, spelled ' in French) or "", it inhabits gallery forests to spiny scrub in the southern regions of the island. It is omnivorous and the most
Subfossil lemur island, with all endemic wildlife over disappearing, totaling approximately 25 species. The most severely impacted lemurs were generally large and diurnal, particularly the clade containing the living indriids and extinct sloth lemurs. Although only the indriids are alive today and represent only a small percentage of the living lemur species, this clade collectively contained the majority of the extinct giant lemur species. By region, the Central Highlands lost the greatest number of lemur species. It has lost nearly all of its woodland habitat, but some lemur species still survive in isolated forest patches. Lemur diversity is tightly linked with plant