What are lemurs?
Q: What are lemurs?
A: Lemurs are primates and prosimians, but they are not monkeys.
Q: What is the origin of the word "lemur"?
A: The word "lemur" comes from the Latin word lemures, which means "ghosts".
Q: How many families and species are lemurs divided into?
A: Lemurs are divided into eight families, with 15 genera and about 100 living species.
Q: Why is lemur classification controversial?
A: Lemur classification is controversial because it depends on which species concept is used.
Q: Where are lemurs native to?
A: Lemurs are native only to the island of Madagascar, although a few species got to smaller islands nearby, such as the Comoros.
Q: Why are lemurs endangered species?
A: Lemurs are endangered species because people destroy their habitat and used to hunt them, and perhaps still do so.
Q: What happened to the larger species of lemurs?
A: Larger species of lemurs have all become extinct since human groups moved to Madagascar. Usually, the smaller lemurs are active at night (nocturnal), and the larger ones were active during the day (diurnal).
