Named By: | Charles Immanuel Forsyth Major in 1894 |
Time Period: | Unavailable |
Location: | Madagascar |
Size: | Between 1.3 and 1.5 meters long |
Diet: | Herbivore |
Fossil(s): | Several specimens |
Classification: | | Chordata | Mammalia | Primates | Strepsirrhini | Lemuriformes | |
Megaladapis, informally known as koala lemur, is an extinct genus belonging to the family Megaladapidae, consisting of three extinct species of lemurs that once inhabited the island of Madagascar. The largest measured between 1.3 to 1.5 m (4 to 5 ft) in length.