Stats

Lifespan: 20-23 yrs
Size: Medium
Diet: Omnivore
Activity: Nocturnal
Social: Solitary
Biome: Tropical rainforest
Range: Madagascar
Movement: Climbing
Breeding: Live Birth
Defense: Camouflage
Status: Endangered

About

The aye-aye is the world's largest nocturnal primate, found only in Madagascar's rainforests. It locates wood-boring grubs by tapping bark with a skeletal elongated middle finger and listening for hollow spaces — an adaptation so unique it was once placed in its own taxonomic order.

Life cycle

1.
newborn
A live-born newborn nurses on its mother's milk and depends on her for warmth and protection.
2.
juvenile
A weaned juvenile begins eating solid food and learning from its parents or group.
3.
adult
Fully grown at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Daubentoniidae
Genus: Daubentonia
Species: Daubentonia madagascariensis