El lémur rufo blanco y negro (Varecia variegata) es una especie de primate originario de las selvas orientales de Madagascar. Como su propio nombre indica, su pelaje está formado de manchas de color blanco y negro: su vientre, cabeza, patas y cola son negros, y sus extremidades, espalda y gorguera, blancas. Miden entre 50 y 55 cm, y la cola puede alcanzar los 60 cm. Igual que en otros lémures, las hembras son algo más grandes que los machos.
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Animal Facts
Black-and-white ruffed lemurs are important to the ecosystem as pollinators: When feeding on nectar, pollen sticks to their dense ruff and face, which they will then carry on to other plants.
A group of black-and-white ruffed lemurs is called a ‘conspiracy’.
Despite their comparatively small size, black-and-white ruffed lemurs have the second loudest call of all primates.
Black-and-white ruffed lemurs have scent glands on their wrists, which they will rub on trees to mark their territories.
Black-and-white ruffed lemurs are generally found high up in trees, foraging in the upper canopies up to 35m high.