Ruffed Lemur Facts: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED 🔴 Animal Fact Files

There are only two living ruffed lemur species: the red ruffed lemur and the black and white ruffed lemur. Both species are critically endangered. Learn more ruffed lemur facts on this episode of Animal Fact Files.

Scientific Name: Genus - Varecia
Range: eastern Madagascar
Habitat: rainforest
Size: 7.5 pounds (3.4 kg), 20 inch (51 cm) body length
Diet: mostly fruit, also flowers, leaves, mushrooms, etc
Threats: natural predators include birds of prey and likely the fossa
Lifespan: 20+ years (in captivity)

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Ruffed Lemur APPEARANCE and SIZE 0:00
Ruffed Lemur CRITICALLY ENDANGERED 1:26
Ruffed Lemur HABITAT 2:23
Ruffed Lemur DIET and GROOMING 3:14
Ruffed Lemur SOCIAL BEHAVOIR 4:03
Ruffed Lemur SOUNDS and MATING 4:48
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Uusijani - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
TheLmpo Radek -    • Red Ruffed Lemurs singing in Opole Zoo Śpi...  
Bali Dave -    • Some Lemurs at the Isle of Lemurs in Andas...   ;    • Red Ruffed Lemur Performing His Song  
Da-Hep -    • Not today honey...  
The Keloimi -    • Wari rude | Red ruffed lemur  
Yulia Sundukova -    • black and white lemur sing shot version   ;    • black and white lemur sound  
Simon Pender -    • Black and white ruffed lemur  
Smithsonian's National Zoo -    • #NatZooZen: Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur A...  
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Alex Dunkel - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

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https://primate.wisc.edu/primate-info...
https://ielc.libguides.com/sdzg/facts...
https://books.google.com/books?id=IJh...
https://books.google.com/books?id=KPZ...
https://books.google.com/books?id=unO...

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