Ring-tailed Lemur
Lemur catta
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Epic
- Observations
- 739
- Most observed in
- 🇲🇬 Madagascar
- Conservation
- Endangered
Description
The ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) is a medium- to larger-sized strepsirrhine (wet-nosed) primate and the most internationally recognized lemur species, owing to its long, black-and-white, ringed tail. It belongs to Lemuridae, one of five lemur families, and is the only member of the Lemur genus. Like all lemurs, it is endemic to the island of Madagascar, where it is endangered.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Ring-tailed lemur”.