King Julien is a ring-tailed lemur. He is the most famous lemur from the movie Madagascar and is known as the "king of the lemurs". He rules over all other lemurs with his colorful character and loves to party. King Julien is a unique lemur in the Madagascar films as he is much different than the bunch of ring-tailed lemurs in the movie. He spends about a third of his time on the ground, making him the most "grounded" lemur compared to other species. Ring-tailed lemurs live in the south and southwest of Madagascar and are very social animals. Maurice, Clover, Mort, and other lemurs are some of King Juliens friends and subjects.