Red Ruffed Lemur Varecia rubra in close-up at Bristol Zoo, Bristol, England .

Taken in October 2006 and placed in the public domain.

Author: Adrian Pingstone (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Arpingstone)

URL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Red.ruffed.lemur.face.arp.jpg


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The red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra) is one of two species in the genus Varecia, the ruffed lemurs; the other is the black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata). Like all lemurs, it is native to Madagascar. Varecia rubra occurs only in the rainforests of Masoala, in the northeast of the island.
Order: Primates > Suborder: Strepsirrhini > Family: Lemuridae > Genus: Varecia > Species: Varecia rubra