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Depending on the species, the IUCN¹ Red List of Threatened Species assigns varying categories to lemurs. The greater bamboo lemur (Prolemur simus) is listed as ‘Critically Endangered’, with a population of less than 250 mature individuals and a continuing decline of at least 25% over the next 9 years (one generation).

¹International Union for Conservation of Nature

CITES² STATUS

Many species including the greater bamboo lemur (Prolemur simus), western wooly lemur (Avahi occidentalis) and collared brown lemur (Eulemur collaris), are in Appendix I.

²The United Nations Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) is an international agreement between governments which provides varying levels of protection for species that are or may be in danger of extinction from international trade.

Appendix I includes species that are threatened with extinction and that are or may be affected by international trade. Commercial international trade in species listed on Appendix I is prohibited.