Editing Mongoose lemur (section)

{{Short description|Species of lemur}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Mongoose lemur
| taxon = Eulemur mongoz
| authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[12th edition of Systema Naturae|1766]])<ref name=msw3>{{MSW3 Groves|pages=115|id=12100044}}</ref>
| image = Eulemur-mongoz 59489762.jpg
| image_caption = Mongoose lemur at [[Cleveland Metroparks Zoo]]
| status = CR
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Razafindramanana, J. |author2=Eppley, T.M. |author3=Rakotondrabe, R. |author4=Roullet, D. |author5=Irwin, M. |author6=King, T. |date=2020 |title=''Eulemur mongoz'' |volume=2020 |page=e.T8202A115561431 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T8202A115561431.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref>
| status2 = CITES_A1
| status2_system = CITES
| status2_ref = <ref>{{cite web | url = http://checklist.cites.org/#/en/search/scientific_name=Eulemur | title = Checklist of CITES Species | website = CITES | publisher = UNEP-WCMC | access-date = 18 March 2015}}</ref>
| synonyms = 
*''Lemur albimanus'' <small>É.&nbsp;Geoffroy,&nbsp;1812</small>
*''Lemur anjuanensis'' <small>É.&nbsp;Geoffroy,&nbsp;1812</small>
*''Lemur cuvieri'' <small>Fitzinger,&nbsp;1870</small>
*''Lemur dubius'' <small>F. Cuvier,&nbsp;1834</small>
*''Lemur johannae'' <small>Trouessart,&nbsp;1904</small>
*''Lemur mongoz'' <small>Linnaeus,&nbsp;1758</small>
*''Lemur nigrifrons'' <small>É. Geoffroy,&nbsp;1812</small>
*''Lemur houssardii'' <small>Boitard,&nbsp;1842</small>
*''Prosimia brissonii'' <small>Lesson,&nbsp;1840</small>
*''Prosimia bugi'' <small>Lesson,&nbsp;1840</small>
*''Prosimia macromongoz'' <small>Lesson,&nbsp;1840</small>
*''Prosimia micromongoz'' <small>Lesson,&nbsp;1840</small>
*''Prosimia ocularis'' <small>Lesson,&nbsp;1840</small>
| range_map = Eulemur mongoz range map.svg
| range_map_caption = Distribution of ''E. mongoz'':<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" />{{Clear}}'''{{color|#e41a1c|red}}''' = native, '''{{color|#4daf4a|green}}''' = introduced
}}

The '''mongoose lemur''' ('''''Eulemur mongoz''''') is a small [[primate]] in the family [[Lemur]]idae, native to [[Madagascar]] and introduced to the [[Comoros|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. They live in family groups and feed primarily on fruit, but also eat leaves, flowers, and nectar, with nectar from ''[[Ceiba pentandra]]'' trees making up a large part of their diet during the dry season. They have declined sharply in numbers because of [[habitat destruction]] and hunting, and the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]] has rated their conservation status as "[[critically endangered]]".