South American lemur (SciiFii)

The South American lemur (Brasilemur americana) is a species of adapiform primate, despite its name, that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced throughout the rainforests, swamps, forests, open woodlands, and grasslands across South America to help boost biodiversity. The South American lemur has a total length of 84 to 101 centimeters (33 to 40 in), including 41 to 51 centimeters (16 to 20 in) of tail. Weight ranges from 2 to 3 kg (4.4 to 6.6 lb). The South American lemur's diet consists primarily of fruits, young leaves, and flowers. In some locations it eats invertebrates, such as grasshopers, crickets, beetles, cicadas, spiders, and millipedes. It also eats bark, sap, soil and red clay. It can tolerate greater levels of toxic compounds from plants than other South American primates can. Consistent with its large range, the South American lemurs occupies a variety of forest types, including lowland rainforests, montane rainforests, moist evergreen forests and dry deciduous forests. They spend about 95% of their time in upper layers of the forest and less than 2% of their time on the ground. They normally live in groups of 5 to 12, but group size can be larger, especially in the Amazon Rainforest. Groups occupy home ranges of 1 to 9 hectares in the west, but more than 20 hectares in the east. Groups include members of both sexes, including juveniles, and there are no discernible dominance hierarchies. They are primarily active during the day, but can exhibit cathemeral activity and continue into the night, especially during full moons and during the dry season. The South American lemur's mating season is April and May. After a gestation period of about 120 days, the young are born in August and September. Single births are most common, but twins have been reported. The young are weaned after about 4 to 5 months. Sexual maturity occurs at about 18 months, and females give birth to their first young at 2 years old. Life span can be as long as 50+ years in the wild, although South American lemurs living in captivity can live to be almost 70 years of age. The conservation status of the South American lemur is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the South American lemur's wide range and its tolerance to many of the human activities, including being able to adapt to life in the cities and suburbs.
Category:Animals
Category:Species
Category:SciiFii