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  2. Black-and-white ruffed lemur - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Ruffed lemur - Wikipedia

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    The red ruffed lemur and the black-and-white ruffed lemur were formerly recognized as subspecies, Varecia variegata rubra and Varecia variegata variegata respectively. [9] [11] In 2001 both were elevated to species status, a decision that was later supported by genetic research.

  4. List of lemuroids - Wikipedia

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    Lemuridae contains 21 ruffed, ring-tailed, bamboo, and other lemur species in five genera. Lepilemuridae contains 25 sportive lemur species in a single genus. Dozens of extinct prehistoric lemuroid species have been discovered, though due to ongoing research and discoveries the exact number and categorization is not fixed. [ 1 ]

  5. The Foul Flirting Method of Male Ring-Tailed Lemurs - AOL

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    This easy-to-recognize primate has a distinctive black and white ringed tail. And. Although there are more than 100 species of lemurs, the ring-tailed lemur is arguably the most well-known thanks ...

  6. Lemuridae - Wikipedia

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    This demonstrates that lemur species such as the lemur catta and the common brown lemur were forced to switch their primary diet to a group of secondary food sources. [ 9 ] With most lemurids, the mother gives birth to one or two young after a gestation period of between 120 and 140 days, depending on species.

  7. Lemur - Wikipedia

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    Although the tapetum is considered to be ubiquitous in lemurs, there appear to be exceptions among true lemurs, such as the black lemur and the common brown lemur, as well as the ruffed lemurs. [ 16 ] [ 32 ] [ 88 ] Since the riboflavins in the tapetum have a tendency to dissolve and vanish when processed for histological investigation, however ...

  8. Category:Lemurs - Wikipedia

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    Black-and-white ruffed lemur; C. Cheirogaleidae; Chiromyiformes; Coquerel's giant mouse lemur; D. Daubentonia; ... Ruffed lemur; T. Taxonomy of lemurs This page was ...

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