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Rarest Species of Lemur — All 131 Answers Ranked by Rarity

131 lemur species are accepted answers for “Name a species of lemur”. Malawi bushbaby is the rarest species of lemur in this ranking, with 151 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary). Hadropithecus stenognathus is the second-rarest with 223 monthly Wikipedia views, 1.48× the figure for Malawi bushbaby. Ring-tailed lemur is the most common species of lemur in this ranking, with 125,481 monthly Wikipedia views, 831.0× the figure for the rarest. Combined monthly Wikipedia views across the 131 answers: 647,302. Malawi bushbaby is under 0.1% of that total. 27 answers are Epic or Legendary: Malawi bushbaby (Legendary), Hadropithecus stenognathus (Legendary), Nosy Boraha mouse lemur (Legendary), and 24 more.

Quick answer

Monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10).

Ranked answers

131 answers to “Name a species of lemur”, rarest first. A rarity of 1 is the rarest answer in this prompt.
Rank Answer Tier Rarity Monthly Wikipedia views
1 Malawi bushbaby on Wikipedia Legendary 1.000 151
2 Hadropithecus stenognathus on Wikipedia Legendary 0.992 223
3 Nosy Boraha mouse lemur on Wikipedia Legendary 0.985 325
4 Fleurette's sportive lemur on Wikipedia Legendary 0.977 356
5 Sciurocheirus makandensis on Wikipedia Legendary 0.969 510
6 Danfoss's mouse lemur on Wikipedia Legendary 0.962 629
7 Scott's sportive lemur on Wikipedia Legendary 0.954 661
8 Daraina sportive lemur on Wikipedia Legendary 0.946 675
9 Mittermeier's sportive lemur on Wikipedia Legendary 0.938 677
10 Holland's sportive lemur on Wikipedia Legendary 0.931 690
11 Otto's sportive lemur on Wikipedia Epic 0.923 723
12 Betsileo sportive lemur on Wikipedia Epic 0.915 747
13 Grewcock's sportive lemur on Wikipedia Epic 0.908 774
14 Petter's sportive lemur on Wikipedia Epic 0.896 796
15 Randrianasolo's sportive lemur on Wikipedia Epic 0.896 796
16 Seal's sportive lemur on Wikipedia Epic 0.885 829
17 Pariente's fork-marked lemur on Wikipedia Epic 0.877 830
18 Simmons' mouse lemur on Wikipedia Epic 0.869 850
19 Gray-backed sportive lemur on Wikipedia Epic 0.862 859
20 Ahmanson's sportive lemur on Wikipedia Epic 0.854 870
21 Wright's sportive lemur on Wikipedia Epic 0.846 882
22 Sambirano mouse lemur on Wikipedia Epic 0.838 892
23 Microcebus jonahi on Wikipedia Epic 0.831 899
24 Thomas' dwarf lemur on Wikipedia Epic 0.823 913
25 Northern rufous mouse lemur on Wikipedia Epic 0.815 920
26 MacArthur's mouse lemur on Wikipedia Epic 0.808 946
27 Bongolava mouse lemur on Wikipedia Epic 0.800 948
28 Marohita mouse lemur on Wikipedia Rare 0.792 957
29 Anosy mouse lemur on Wikipedia Rare 0.785 994
30 Ankarana sportive lemur on Wikipedia Rare 0.777 1,010
31 Jolly's mouse lemur on Wikipedia Rare 0.769 1,025
32 Hawks' sportive lemur on Wikipedia Rare 0.762 1,028
33 Ramanantsoavana's woolly lemur on Wikipedia Rare 0.754 1,030
34 Amber Mountain fork-marked lemur on Wikipedia Rare 0.746 1,037
35 Cross River bushbaby on Wikipedia Rare 0.738 1,056
36 Betsileo woolly lemur on Wikipedia Rare 0.731 1,078
37 Mittermeier's mouse lemur on Wikipedia Rare 0.723 1,098
38 Ganzhorn's mouse lemur on Wikipedia Rare 0.715 1,100
39 Lesser iron-gray dwarf lemur on Wikipedia Rare 0.708 1,144
40 Milne-Edwards' sportive lemur on Wikipedia Rare 0.700 1,146
41 White-footed sportive lemur on Wikipedia Rare 0.692 1,168
42 Southern woolly lemur on Wikipedia Rare 0.685 1,178
43 Lavasoa dwarf lemur on Wikipedia Rare 0.677 1,192
44 Sahamalaza sportive lemur on Wikipedia Rare 0.669 1,214
45 Uluguru bushbaby on Wikipedia Rare 0.662 1,215
46 Silvery greater galago on Wikipedia Rare 0.654 1,219
47 Ankarana dwarf lemur on Wikipedia Rare 0.646 1,220
48 Sambirano woolly lemur on Wikipedia Rare 0.638 1,243
49 Moore's woolly lemur on Wikipedia Rare 0.631 1,249
50 Peyrieras's woolly lemur on Wikipedia Rare 0.623 1,255
51 Angolan dwarf galago on Wikipedia Rare 0.615 1,257
52 Montagne d'Ambre dwarf lemur on Wikipedia Rare 0.608 1,262
53 Claire's mouse lemur on Wikipedia Rare 0.600 1,272
54 Gabon bushbaby on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.592 1,282
55 James' sportive lemur on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.585 1,290
56 Kenya coast galago on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.577 1,298
57 Arnhold's mouse lemur on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.569 1,331
58 Margot Marsh's mouse lemur on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.562 1,343
59 Groves' dwarf lemur on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.554 1,368
60 Red-tailed sportive lemur on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.546 1,386
61 Western lesser bamboo lemur on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.538 1,420
62 Golden-brown mouse lemur on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.531 1,437
63 Southern lesser bamboo lemur on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.523 1,441
64 Masoala fork-marked lemur on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.515 1,449
65 Weasel sportive lemur on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.508 1,475
66 Pale fork-marked lemur on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.500 1,491
67 Hubbard's sportive lemur on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.492 1,532
68 Northern needle-clawed bushbaby on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.485 1,610
69 Bioko Allen's bushbaby on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.477 1,613
70 Grant's bushbaby on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.469 1,615
71 Bemanasy mouse lemur on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.462 1,676
72 Rondo dwarf galago on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.454 1,713
73 Coquerel's giant mouse lemur on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.446 1,746
74 Northern sportive lemur on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.438 1,761
75 Western woolly lemur on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.431 1,808
76 Furry-eared dwarf lemur on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.423 1,819
77 Thomas's bushbaby on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.415 1,822
78 Dusky bushbaby on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.408 1,854
79 Small-toothed sportive lemur on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.400 1,906
80 Gerp's mouse lemur on Wikipedia Familiar 0.392 1,928
81 Somali bushbaby on Wikipedia Familiar 0.385 1,929
82 Reddish-gray mouse lemur on Wikipedia Familiar 0.377 1,957
83 Sibree's dwarf lemur on Wikipedia Familiar 0.369 1,979
84 Southern needle-clawed bushbaby on Wikipedia Familiar 0.362 2,111
85 Greater dwarf lemur on Wikipedia Familiar 0.354 2,228
86 Northern giant mouse lemur on Wikipedia Familiar 0.346 2,366
87 Gray-headed lemur on Wikipedia Familiar 0.338 2,498
88 Zanzibar bushbaby on Wikipedia Familiar 0.331 2,511
89 Brown mouse lemur on Wikipedia Familiar 0.323 2,585
90 AEECL's sportive lemur on Wikipedia Familiar 0.315 2,607
91 Eastern woolly lemur on Wikipedia Familiar 0.308 2,715
92 Sanford's brown lemur on Wikipedia Familiar 0.300 2,821
93 Hairy-eared dwarf lemur on Wikipedia Familiar 0.292 2,864
94 Prince Demidoff's bushbaby on Wikipedia Familiar 0.285 3,114
95 Von der Decken's sifaka on Wikipedia Familiar 0.277 3,285
96 Perrier's sifaka on Wikipedia Familiar 0.269 3,389
97 Milne-Edwards's sifaka on Wikipedia Familiar 0.262 3,419
98 Eastern lesser bamboo lemur on Wikipedia Familiar 0.254 3,492
99 White-headed lemur on Wikipedia Familiar 0.246 3,633
100 Collared brown lemur on Wikipedia Familiar 0.238 3,694
101 Crowned sifaka on Wikipedia Familiar 0.231 3,703
102 Red lemur on Wikipedia Familiar 0.223 3,875
103 Red-fronted lemur on Wikipedia Familiar 0.215 4,041
104 Pygmy mouse lemur on Wikipedia Familiar 0.208 4,203
105 Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur on Wikipedia Common 0.200 4,217
106 Golden-crowned sifaka on Wikipedia Common 0.192 5,051
107 Red-bellied lemur on Wikipedia Common 0.185 5,240
108 Greater bamboo lemur on Wikipedia Common 0.177 5,488
109 Crowned lemur on Wikipedia Common 0.169 6,856
110 Bemaraha woolly lemur on Wikipedia Common 0.162 7,046
111 Mongoose lemur on Wikipedia Common 0.154 7,684
112 Blue-eyed black lemur on Wikipedia Common 0.146 7,743
113 Brown greater galago on Wikipedia Common 0.138 7,875
114 Common brown lemur on Wikipedia Common 0.131 8,275
115 Black lemur on Wikipedia Common 0.123 8,352
116 Mohol bushbaby on Wikipedia Common 0.115 8,587
117 Gray mouse lemur on Wikipedia Common 0.108 8,872
118 Northern greater galago on Wikipedia Common 0.100 9,082
119 Fat-tailed dwarf lemur on Wikipedia Common 0.092 9,997
120 Diademed sifaka on Wikipedia Common 0.085 10,290
121 Verreaux's sifaka on Wikipedia Common 0.077 10,492
122 Silky sifaka on Wikipedia Common 0.069 10,638
123 Golden bamboo lemur on Wikipedia Common 0.062 11,865
124 Madame Berthe's mouse lemur on Wikipedia Common 0.054 19,839
125 Black-and-white ruffed lemur on Wikipedia Common 0.046 20,437
126 Red ruffed lemur on Wikipedia Common 0.038 22,854
127 Senegal bushbaby on Wikipedia Common 0.031 27,094
128 Goodman's mouse lemur on Wikipedia Common 0.023 30,706
129 Coquerel's sifaka on Wikipedia Common 0.015 31,044
130 Indri on Wikipedia Common 0.008 53,746
131 Ring-tailed lemur on Wikipedia Common 0.000 125,481

FAQ

What is the rarest species of lemur?

Malawi bushbaby is the rarest species of lemur in this ranking, with 151 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary).

How many species of lemur are there?

There are 131 species of lemur in this ranking, from Malawi bushbaby (rarest) to Ring-tailed lemur (most common).

What is the most common species of lemur?

Ring-tailed lemur is the most common species of lemur in this ranking, with 125,481 monthly Wikipedia views (Common).

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Recorded source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10). The answer list is compiled from Wikidata (CC0), and the view counts are monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Rarity is the percentile of the popularity figure inside this prompt: 1 is the rarest and 0 is the most common. Linked names open the English Wikipedia article stored on that answer.