Black-and-white ruffed lemur: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the black-and-white ruffed lemur lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Varecia variegata
Group	Lemurs
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Lemuridae

Where does the black-and-white ruffed lemur live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the black-and-white ruffed lemur in 1 country or territory across Africa. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Madagascar.

Madagascar

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the black-and-white ruffed lemur endangered?

The black-and-white ruffed lemur’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the black-and-white ruffed lemur?

The black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Lemuridae, genus Varecia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the black-and-white ruffed lemur

The black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) is an endangered species of ruffed lemur, one of two which are endemic to the island of Madagascar. Despite having a larger range than the red ruffed lemur, it has a much smaller population that is spread out, living in lower population densities and reproductively isolated. It also has less coverage and protection in large national parks than the red ruffed lemur. Three subspecies of black-and-white ruffed lemur have been recognized since the red ruffed lemur was elevated to species status in 2001.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Black-and-white ruffed lemur (revision 1376908520), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q998074 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).