Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Pale fork-marked lemur (Phaner pallescens), recorded as Endangered
Pale fork-marked lemur (Phaner pallescens). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Pale fork-marked lemur

Phaner pallescens

Pale fork-marked lemur is a dwarf lemur in the family Cheirogaleidae (order Primates) — Phaner pallescens, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Phaner pallescens
CITES
Appendix I
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Primates · Cheirogaleidae · Phaner

The dwarf lemur

Pale fork-marked lemur's weigh around 11–18 oz (310–510 g) Pale fork-marked lemurs live up to around 12 years in captivity.

Range and habitat

The pale fork-marked lemur, or western fork-marked lemur, is a lemur known from western Madagascar. South of the Fiherenana River to the region of Soalala.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Habits

Pale fork-marked lemurs are nocturnal animals.

In crisis

It is listed on CITES Appendix I as Endangered.

Pale fork-marked lemur is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Pale fork-marked lemur, Wikidata item Q737953. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Masoala fork-marked lemur (Phaner furcifer), recorded as EndangeredEN

Masoala fork-marked lemur

Phaner furcifer
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus
Photograph of Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Javan rhinoceros

Rhinoceros sondaicus
Photograph of Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Sumatran orangutan

Pongo abelii

Quick answers

What is Pale fork-marked lemur?
Pale fork-marked lemur is a dwarf lemur in the family Cheirogaleidae (order Primates) — Phaner pallescens.
What is the conservation status of Pale fork-marked lemur?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Phaner pallescens. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Pale fork-marked lemur live?
The pale fork-marked lemur, or western fork-marked lemur, is a lemur known from western Madagascar. South of the Fiherenana River to the region of Soalala.
Why is Pale fork-marked lemur in crisis?
It is listed on CITES Appendix I as Endangered.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Phaner pallescens?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Pale fork-marked lemur a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.