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Ruffed lemur
The
ruffed lemurs
of the
genus
Varecia
are
strepsirrhine
primates
and the largest
extant
lemurs
within the family
Lemuridae
. Like all living lemurs, they are found only on the island of
Madagascar
. Formerly considered to be a
monotypic
genus, two
species
are now recognized: the
black-and-white ruffed lemur
, with its three
subspecies
, and the
red ruffed lemur
.
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