The silky sifaka is not extinct. It iIs critically endangered.
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The brown spider monkey became endangered because of all the habitat loss. They were also threatened by hunters!!
Nearly all species of lemur are endangered (according to the IUCN) due to habitat loss and hunting. Even the species that are listed as "Least Concern" are threatened with habitat loss, which is causing their populations to decline.
Lemurs will bite if they feel threatened, or if they think they are biting into food. Note: Lemurs are not monkeys.
Yes. The proboscis monkey is assessed as endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
The greater bamboo lemur is endangered due to habitat loss and hunting.
The biggest threat to lemurs is destruction of habitat.
The greater bamboo lemur is endangered due to habitat loss and hunting.
If you are referring to the ring-tailed lemur, then no, it is a lemur and not a monkey. Both lemurs and monkeys are types of primates, but they are distinct groups.
No, a lemur is not a monkey. Though they have opposable thumbs and tails, they are prosimians, not monkeys.
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The ring-tailed lemur is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN, although it was originally listed as Vulnerable in 1990.