Male below, female above

Description Lemur mongoz = Eulemur mongoz
Date 1871
Source Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871
Author Joseph Smit (1836–1929)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LemurMongozSmit.jpg

The mongoose lemur (Eulemur mongoz) is a small primate in the family Lemuridae, native to Madagascar and the Comoros Islands. These arboreal animals have pointed faces, long, bushy tails, dark-brown upper parts, pale bellies, and beards, which are reddish in males and white in females. Mongoose lemurs live in family groups and feed primarily on fruit, but also eat leaves, flowers, and nectar, with nectar from the kapok tree making up a large part of their diet during the dry season.

Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: Lemuridae
Species: Eulemur mongoz
Synonyms
- Lemur albimanus É. Geoffroy, 1812
- Lemur anjuanensis É. Geoffroy, 1812
- Lemur cuvieri Fitzinger, 1870
- Lemur dubius F. Cuvier, 1834
- Lemur johannae Trouessart, 1904
- Lemur mongoz Linnaeus, 1758
- Lemur nigrifrons É. Geoffroy, 1812
- Lemur houssardii Boitard, 1842
- Prosimia brissonii Lesson, 1840
- Prosimia bugi Lesson, 1840
- Prosimia macromongoz Lesson, 1840
- Prosimia micromongoz Lesson, 1840
- Prosimia ocularis Lesson, 1840