how many types of lemurs are there in madagascar
List of lemur species
Lemurs are strepsirrhine primates , all species of which are endemic to Madagascar . They include the smallest primate in the world , Madame Berthe 's mouse lemur , which weighs 30 grams ( 1.1 oz ) , and range up to the size of the indri , which can weigh as much as 9.5 kilograms ( 21 lb ) . However , recently extinct species grew much larger . As of 2010 , five families , 15 genera , and 101 species and subspecies of lemur were formally recognized . Of the 101 species and subspecies , the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) classified eight as Critically Endangered , 18 as Endangered , 15 as Vulnerable , four as Near Threatened , eight as Least Concern and 41 as Data Deficient ; seven were yet to be evaluated . From 2000 through 2008 , 39 new species were described and nine other taxa resurrected . By 2014 , the number of species and subspecies recognized had increased to 113 ; of these , the IUCN classified 24 as Critically Endangered , 49 as Endangered , 20 as Vulnerable , three as Near Threatened , three as Least Concern and four as Data Deficient ; two were yet to be evaluated . 
Lemurs are strepsirrhine primates , all species of which are endemic to Madagascar . They include the smallest primate in the world , Madame Berthe 's mouse lemur , which weighs 30 grams ( 1.1 oz ) , and range up to the size of the indri , which can weigh as much as 9.5 kilograms ( 21 lb ) . However , recently extinct species grew much larger . As of 2010 , five families , 15 genera , and 101 species and subspecies of lemur were formally recognized . Of the 101 species and subspecies , the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) classified eight as Critically Endangered , 18 as Endangered , 15 as Vulnerable , four as Near Threatened , eight as Least Concern and 41 as Data Deficient ; seven were yet to be evaluated . From 2000 through 2008 , 39 new species were described and nine other taxa resurrected . By 2014 , the number of species and subspecies recognized had increased to 113 ; of these , the IUCN classified 24 as Critically Endangered , 49 as Endangered , 20 as Vulnerable , three as Near Threatened , three as Least Concern and four as Data Deficient ; two were yet to be evaluated .
Lemurs are strepsirrhine primates , all species of which are endemic to Madagascar . As of 2010 , five families , 15 genera , and 101 species and subspecies of lemur were formally recognized . By 2014 , the number of species and subspecies recognized had increased to 113.
Lemurs are strepsirrhine primates , all species of which are endemic to Madagascar . As of 2010 , five families , 15 genera , and 101 species and subspecies of lemur were formally recognized . By 2014 , the number of species and subspecies recognized had increased to 113 ; of these , the IUCN classified 24 as Critically Endangered , 49 as Endangered , 20 as Vulnerable , three as Near Threatened , three as Least Concern and four as Data Deficient ; two were yet to be evaluated .