The eastern woolly lemur (Avahi laniger), also known as the eastern avahi or Gmelin's woolly lemur, is a species of woolly lemur native to eastern Madagascar, where it lives in the wet tropical rainforest at low elevations along the eastern coast of the island.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Gmelin's Woolly Lemur being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Lepilemur tymerlachsoni
- Nycticebus coucang — considered venomous
- Pseudochirops archeri
- Lepilemur ruficaudatus
- Nycticebus bengalensis — considered venomous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Indriidae
- Genus
- Avahi
- Species
- Avahi laniger
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