Mongoose Lemur (Eulemur mongoz)

[guppiecat]

Wikipedia says “Both sexes are born with white beards, but become obviously dimorphic at about six weeks of age when the males develop red beards and red cheeks.” which means I will forever be getting mongoose lemurs mixed up with dwarf lemurs.

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.

Comments

[pameladean]

I'm not persuaded that this lemur looks notably more like a mongoose than any other lemur, but I guess it's like naming woodpeckers. They can't all be red-headed.

P.