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title: "Red Brown Lemur"
description: "Eulemur rufus — Mamíferos. The red lemur (Eulemur rufus), also known as the rufous brown lemur or northern red-fronted lemur, is a species of lemur from Madagascar."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/red-brown-lemur
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Red Brown Lemur

> Eulemur rufus — Mamíferos. The red lemur (Eulemur rufus), also known as the rufous brown lemur or northern red-fronted lemur, is a species of lemur from Madagascar.

- Scientific name: *Eulemur rufus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 55
- Wikidata: [Q520434](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q520434)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74326](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74326)

## Names

- en: Red Brown Lemur
- de: Roter Maki
- es: Lémur Rojizo
- fr: Lémur à front roux
- pl: Lemuria rdzawa

## Countries with the most observations

MG (49)

## Summary

The red lemur (Eulemur rufus), also known as the rufous brown lemur or northern red-fronted lemur, is a species of lemur from Madagascar. Until 2001, the species E. rufus was considered a subspecies of the common brown lemur, E. fulvus, after which it was classified as its own species.  In December 2008, the species was split into two separate species, the red lemur, E. rufus, distributed in dry lowland forests in northwestern Madagascar, and the red-fronted lemur, E. rufifrons, distributed in southwest and eastern Madagascar. The species split was based on genetic and morphological evidence. Mitochondrial DNA analysis…

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

## Photo

![Red Brown Lemur](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-brown-lemur/medium.jpg)

Photo: n_armstrong · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137599542

## Machine access

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