LEMURS: Ruffed Lemurs
Ruffed Lemurs
Includes two species and three subspecies.
RUFFED LEMURS
Genus: Varecia
Varecia variegata
CONSERVATION STATUS: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
Endemic to Madagascar, black-and-white ruffed lemurs can be found living in lowland (altitudes under 3280 feet / 1000 m) to mid-altitude rain forests on the eastern side of the island. Their northernmost documented boundary is the Antainambalana River, with its southernmost extent being the Ambalavera…
Varecia rubra
CONSERVATION STATUS: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
The red ruffed lemur, like all lemurs, is native to the island nation of Madagascar off of Africa’s southeast coast. They are found only in the Masoala Peninsula, which includes Masoala National Park—Madagascar’s largest protected area—and the region immediately north of the Bay of Antongil, in northeastern Madagascar…