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title: "Greater Bamboo Lemur"
description: "Prolemur simus — Mammals. The greater bamboo lemur (Hapalemur simus), also known as the broad-nosed bamboo lemur and the broad-nosed gentle lemur, is a species of lemur endemic to the island of Madagascar."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/greater-bamboo-lemur
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Greater Bamboo Lemur

> Prolemur simus — Mammals. The greater bamboo lemur (Hapalemur simus), also known as the broad-nosed bamboo lemur and the broad-nosed gentle lemur, is a species of lemur endemic to the island of Madagascar.

- Scientific name: *Prolemur simus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 268
- Wikidata: [Q969373](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q969373)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74956](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74956)

## Names

- en: Greater Bamboo Lemur
- de: Großer Bambuslemur
- es: Lemur Cariancho
- fr: Grand Hapalémur
- nl: Breedsnuithalfmaki
- pl: Prolemur szerokonosy

## Countries with the most observations

MG (246)

## Summary

The greater bamboo lemur (Hapalemur simus), also known as the broad-nosed bamboo lemur and the broad-nosed gentle lemur, is a species of lemur endemic to the island of Madagascar.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_bamboo_lemur

## Photo

![Greater Bamboo Lemur](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/greater-bamboo-lemur/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/377727092

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/greater-bamboo-lemur?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).