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[[Image:bwrl1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A '''Black and white ruffed lemur''', (''Varecia variegata variegata'').{{photo|Lee R. Berger}}]]  
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{{Taxobox | color = pink
| name = Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur
| status = EN
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{IUCN2006|assessors=Baillie|year=1996|id=22918|title=Varecia variegata|downloaded=11 May 2006}} Listed as Endangered (EN A1cd v2.3)</ref>
| trend = down
| status_system = iucn2.3
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| image_caption = A '''Black and white ruffed lemur''', (''Varecia variegata variegata'').
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| classis = [[Mammal]]ia
| ordo = [[Primate]]s
| familia = [[Lemuridae]]
| genus = ''[[Varecia]]''
| species = '''''V. variegata'''''
| binomial = ''Varecia variegata''
| binomial_authority = ([[Robert Kerr (writer)|Kerr]], 1792)
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The '''Black and white ruffed lemur''' ''Varecia variegata variegata'' is a large quadrupedal [[Lemur]]. In the wild, it is found only on the island of [[Madagascar]].   
The '''Black and white ruffed lemur''' ''Varecia variegata variegata'' is a large quadrupedal [[Lemur]]. In the wild, it is found only on the island of [[Madagascar]].   


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Studies show significant variation in group size and territorial behaviour <ref name="Szalay"/><ref name= "Mittermeier"/>.  The black and white ruffed lemur moves mostly quadrupedally but is also an adept leaper<ref name= "Mittermeier"/>. It has been noted that this species is possibly the only Primate to build nests exclusively for the birth of young<ref name= "Mittermeier"/>.   
Studies show significant variation in group size and territorial behaviour <ref name="Szalay"/><ref name= "Mittermeier"/>.  The black and white ruffed lemur moves mostly quadrupedally but is also an adept leaper<ref name= "Mittermeier"/>. It has been noted that this species is possibly the only Primate to build nests exclusively for the birth of young<ref name= "Mittermeier"/>.   
[[Image:bwrl2.jpg|thumb|left|250px|A black and white ruffed lemur climbing<ref name= "Mittermeier"/>.{{photo|Lee R. Berger}}]]
{{Image|bwrl2.jpg|left|250px|A black and white ruffed lemur climbing<ref name= "Mittermeier"/>.}}


==Diet==
==Diet==
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The black and white ruffed lemur may be found in small areas of tropical moist lowland and montane forests of eastern Madagascar<ref name= "Mittermeier"/>.
The black and white ruffed lemur may be found in small areas of tropical moist lowland and montane forests of eastern Madagascar<ref name= "Mittermeier"/>.


==Status==
The black and white ruffed lemur is considered to be critically endangered by the IUCN.


==External links==
* [http://lemur.duke.edu/ Duke Lemur Center]


==References==
==References==
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Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur
A Black and white ruffed lemur, (Varecia variegata variegata).
A Black and white ruffed lemur, (Varecia variegata variegata).
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Lemuridae
Genus: Varecia
Species: V. variegata
Binomial name
Varecia variegata
(Kerr, 1792)

The Black and white ruffed lemur Varecia variegata variegata is a large quadrupedal Lemur. In the wild, it is found only on the island of Madagascar.

Description

The Black and white ruffed lemur is a diurnal Primate that has a head body length of approximately 43 – 57 cm and a tail length of around 60-65 cm[2][3][4]. Weight ranges between approximately 3 and 3.5 kg[4]. Coat color, as the common name suggests, is black and white. [4]. The coat and tail are fluffy and the black and white ruffed lemur has prominent "tuffs" on the ears[4]. There are no size or color differences that distinguish males from females.

Behaviour

Studies show significant variation in group size and territorial behaviour [3][4]. The black and white ruffed lemur moves mostly quadrupedally but is also an adept leaper[4]. It has been noted that this species is possibly the only Primate to build nests exclusively for the birth of young[4].

A black and white ruffed lemur climbing[4].

Diet

It is highly frugiverous but also eats seeds, leaves and nectar [3][4].

Geographical distribution

The black and white ruffed lemur may be found in small areas of tropical moist lowland and montane forests of eastern Madagascar[4].


References

  1. ↑ Baillie (1996). Varecia variegata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Endangered (EN A1cd v2.3)
  2. ↑ J. Fleagle (1998). Primate Adaptation and Evolution. Academic Press: New York. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 F. Szalay and E. Delson (2001). Evolutionary History of the Primates. Academic Press, New York. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 Mittermeier et al. (2006). Lemurs of Madagascar. Conservation International. 
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