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ruffed lemurs of the
genus Varecia are
strepsirrhine primates and are the
largest extant lemurs within the
family Lemuridae. Like all
living lemurs,...
- 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...
- The red
ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra) is one of two
species in the
genus Varecia, the
ruffed lemurs; the
other is the black-and-white
ruffed lemur (Varecia...
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species (e.g.
mouse lemurs,
sportive lemurs, and
dwarf lemurs),
bamboo lemurs, and
ruffed lemurs. In the case of the
ruffed lemurs, the
young are altricial...
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while rRNA
sequences of
mtDNA place the
split at 24.9 ±3.6 mya. The
ruffed lemurs are the
first genus to
split away (most basal) in the family, a view...
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related and
similar in
appearance to
living lemurs: the
giant aye-aye and Pachylemur, a
genus of "giant
ruffed lemurs".
Subfossil remains were
first discovered...
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Pachylemur is an extinct,
giant lemur most
closely related to the
ruffed lemurs of
genus Varecia. Two
species are known,
Pachylemur insignis and Pachylemur...
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sifaka Red
ruffed lemur Black-and-white
ruffed lemur Subspecies Southern black-and-white
ruffed lemur Northern black-and-white
ruffed lemur Pied black-and-white...
- The
black lemur (Eulemur macaco) is a
species of
lemur from the
family Lemuridae. Like all
lemurs, it is
endemic to Madagascar. Originally, the species...
- The red-bellied
lemur (Eulemur rubriventer) is a medium-sized
strepsirrhine primate with a
luxuriant chestnut brown coat. This
lemur is
endemic to eastern...
