SCLATER BLUE EYED LEMUR

Physical Description

	Males are solid black in color, with the hairs sometimes brown.
	Females are reddish-brown in color with their underside and outline of their face a lighter tan.
	They have a dark brown or gray muzzle and the back of their hands and feet are a similar dark color.
	Both sexes have blue eyes, hence the common name, and are one of the only primates other than humans to consistently have blue eyes.
	The eyes can range in color from shocking electric blue, a light sky-glue, or a softer gray-blue.

General Characteristics

Length : 90- 100 cm (34 - 40 inches)

Weight : 1.8- 1.9 kg

Tail Length : 51 to 65 cm

Range - Northwestern tip of Madagascar. Its range extends from the Andranomalaza River in the north

Habitat - Primary and secondary subtropical moist and dry forest

Diet - Fruit, nectar, and pollen. During the dry season they eat leaves, seeds berries and barely insects.

What type of animal : Herbivore

Status - There are as few as 1000 remaining in the wild only today.

Reason for the status - Burn Habitat Destruction, and mild threat in hunting

Gestation Period - 120 to 129 days

Lifespan - 20- 25 yrs / 10- 15 yrs in the wild