黑白领狐猴 (Varecia variegata) 是原生于马达加斯加东部热带雨林的灵长类动物。正如其名，毛皮由独特的黑白斑组成：腹部、头部、爪子与尾巴是黑色，而四肢、背部与独特的环状毛是白色。黑白领狐猴身长 50 至 55 厘米，尾巴约 60 厘米。雌性体型略大于雄性，与其他狐猴相同。
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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.