Red-ruffed Lemur

The Red-ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra) lives in Madagascar’s eastern coastal region. For the taxonomically-inclined, it was formerly considered a subspecies of the Ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata). Word is that the newly promoted lemurs celebrated with a meal of their favorite fruit, leaves, seeds, nectar, insects, and small vertebrates.

Red-ruffed Lemur

Red-ruffed Lemur


Red-ruffed Lemur

Red-ruffed Lemur

These were photographed at the Bronx Zoo; they do tend to snooze a lot during the daytime.

Red-ruffed lemur at Bronx Zoo

Red-ruffed lemur at Bronx Zoo

Red-ruffed lemur at Bronx Zoo

Red-ruffed lemur at Bronx Zoo

Red-ruffed lemur sign at Bronx Zoo

Red-ruffed lemur sign at Bronx Zoo