Ruffed lemur - Wikipedia
The ruffed lemurs of the genus Varecia are strepsirrhine primates and are the largest extant lemurs within the family Lemuridae. Like all living lemurs, they are found only on the island of Madagascar.
Black-and-white ruffed lemur - Wikipedia
The black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) is an endangered species of ruffed lemur, one of two which are endemic to the island of Madagascar. Despite having a larger range than the red ruffed lemur, it has a much smaller population that is spread out, living in lower population densities and reproductively isolated.
Black-and-white ruffed lemur - Smithsonian's National Zoo
Black-and-white ruffed lemurs are also known as the world's largest pollinators, due to their mutualistic relationship with the traveler's tree (also known as the traveler's palm). They have the unique ability, among pollinators, to open the tree's flowers.
Black and White Ruffed Lemur
Weighing up to nine pounds (4.1 kg), black and white ruffed lemurs are among the largest living lemurs and the largest pollinators in the world: as they feed, pollen sticks to the ruffs of fur around their faces and gets transported from tree to tree. Female ruffed lemurs give …
Lemur Fact Sheet: Black and White Ruffed Lemur
This lemur species fact sheet about the Black and White Ruffed Lemur will help you start learning about lemurs: what they eat, where they live, and the threats they face.
Red Ruffed Lemur - Duke Lemur Center
Weighing up to nine pounds (4.1 kg), red-ruffed lemurs are among the largest living lemurs and the largest pollinators in the world: as they feed, pollen sticks to the ruffs of fur around their faces and gets transported from tree to tree.
Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur - Facts, Diet, Habitat ... - Animalia
The Black-and-white ruffed lemur is one of the largest lemurs and the second loudest primate after the howler monkey from central and South America. With its striking black and white pattern, it is amongst the most iconic of the lemur species. …
Red Ruffed Lemur - The Lemur Conservation Foundation
LCF’s red ruffed lemurs, the largest bodied lemurs of our colony, participate in the Association of Zoos & Aquarium’s cooperative breeding program to help safeguard the species against extinction, improve the managed population’s genetic diversity, and teach budding cons ervationists about these engaging animals.
Ruffed lemur - Wisconsin National Primate Research Center
2007年8月17日 · The ruffed lemur is the largest living member of the Lemuridae family (Vasey 2003; Mittermeier et al. 2006). Body length ranges from 43 to 57 cm (16.9 to 22.4 in) and the tail is longer than the body, averaging around 60 cm long (23.6 in) (Vasey 2003).
ruffed lemur | AMNH - American Museum of Natural History
In the wild, ruffed lemurs live in only one place—the eastern rain forests of Madagascar. Lemurs are prosimians, which means they belong to a group of primates that existed for millions of years, long before monkeys, apes, or humans appeared. Lemurs are endangered because their habitat is being destroyed and also because people hunt them for ...