Artist Robert Kretschmer (1818–1872)
Creator:R. Illner
Description Lemur mongoz
Date between 1700 and 1880
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Brehms Tierleben
Old Latin name Lemur mongoz
New Latin name Eulemur mongoz
Common name Nederlands: MongozSource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lemur_mongoz_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ19700176.tif

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