BLACK AND WHITE RUFFED LEMUR

Varecia variegata variegata

   

Contrarily to other primates, lemurs breed their babies in nests.

 

WEIGHT : 3 to 4 kg

FOOD : Fruits

THREATS : Poaching (meat), deforestation (slash-and-burn agriculture).

ECO-GESTURE : Beware during you trips : many protected species are slaugthered and their meat sold in restaurants.

MORE INFO :
Family : Lemuridae
Gestation : 117 days
Habits : gregarious
Litter : 1 to 3 babies
Longevity : 20 years
CITES : Appendix IA