붉은목도리여우원숭이(Varecia rubra)는 마다가스카르의 북부 마조알라 열대 우림에 서식하는 멸종 위기에 처한 영장류입니다. 붉은목도리여우원숭이는 특유의 붉은 목도리에 둘러싸인 검고 뾰족한 얼굴과 노란색 눈, 두꺼운 붉은 털로 덮인 몸통, 검은 꼬리, 손, 발을 지녔습니다. 또, 정수리에 흰 부분이 있습니다.
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Varecia rubra
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Animal Facts
Red ruffed lemurs are very vocal and will make alarm calls to alert their group to predators.
Red ruffed lemurs have evolved a long, pointed snout and a long tongue for eating nectar from flowers, meaning they play an important role in pollination.
Ruffed lemurs are the only primates that give birth to litters of young, and can birth up to 6 infants in one pregnancy.
The word ‘lemur’ is derived from the latin word ‘Lemures’ meaning spirits or ghosts.
Red ruffed lemurs groom their thick coat using a long claw on the second toe of their back leg.