Black-and-white ruffed lemur  (Varecia variegata)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Primates
Family Lemuridae
Genus Varecia (1)
Size Head-body length: 50 – 55 cm (2)
Tail length: 60 – 65 cm (2)
Weight 3 – 4.5 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix I of CITES (3). Three subspecies are recognised, the southern ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata editorum), the white-belted ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata subcincta) and the black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata variegata), all of which are classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List (1).