Lemur ruber = Varecia rubra (red ruffed lemur)

Lemur ruber = Varecia rubra (red ruffed lemur)

THE RED-RUFFED LEMUR. Lemur ruber.
Date 1894
Source https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25212616
Author Allen's Naturalist's Library.; Henry Ogg Forbes; Richard Bowdler Sharpe
Full title A hand-book to the primates by Henry O. Forbes.
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The red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra) is one of two species in the genus Varecia, the ruffed lemurs. Varecia rubra is the largest members of the family Lemuridae.Females are slightly larger than males. Like all lemurs, it is native to Madagascar. It occurs only in the rainforests of Masoala, in the northeast of the island.

Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: Lemuridae
Genus: Varecia
Species: Varecia rubra (É. Geoffroy, 1812)
Synonyms
- Prosimia erythromela Lesson, 1840


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Description		Lemur ruber = Varecia rubra (red ruffed lemur) THE RED-RUFFED LEMUR. Lemur ruber. Date 1894 Source https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25212616 Author Allen's Naturalist's Library.; Henry Ogg Forbes; Richard Bowdler Sharpe Full title A hand-book to the primates by Henry O. Forbes. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AA_hand-book_to_the_primates_%28Plate_VII%29_%286029123064%29.jpg The red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra) is one of two species in the genus Varecia, the ruffed lemurs. Varecia rubra is the largest members of the family Lemuridae.Females are slightly larger than males. Like all lemurs, it is native to Madagascar. It occurs only in the rainforests of Masoala, in the northeast of the island. Order: Primates Suborder: Strepsirrhini Family: Lemuridae Genus: Varecia Species: Varecia rubra (É. Geoffroy, 1812) Synonyms - Prosimia erythromela Lesson, 1840

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