It depends on the species. Some species weigh as little as 30 grams or 1.1 oz (mouse lemurs) up to 9.5 kilograms or 21 lb (the indri). Recently extinct giant lemurs used to weigh between 10 to 200 kg (22 to 440 lb).
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It depends on the species. Some species weigh as little as 30 grams or 1.1 oz (mouse lemurs) up to 9.5 kilograms or 21 lb (the indri). Recently extinct giant lemurs used to weigh between 10 to 200 kg (22 to 440 lb).
Living lemurs range in weight between 30 g (1.1 oz) to 9 kg (20 lb), though recently extinct lemurs weighed more, ranging from 10 kg (22 lb) to 200 kg (440 lb).
The most popular lemur, the ring-tailed lemur, ranges in weight between 2.3 and 3.5 kg (5.1-7.7 lb).