94% of the world's 101 surviving lemur species are threatened with extinction, according to an IUCN Red List update.
Sources
- IUCN Red List raises more red flags for threatened species (iucn.org)
- https://news.mongabay.com/2014/06/over-800-species-added-to-iucn-threatened-list-including-44-lemurs/ (news.mongabay.com)
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/140613-conservation-species-iucn-red-list-endangered-science-environment (nationalgeographic.com)
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