A rust-red lemur of Madagascar’s Masoala Peninsula.
A rust-red body contrasts with a black face and tail and a white patch behind the head.
Red Ruffed Lemurs live in Masoala forests. Some swallowed seeds pass through the gut and are dispersed with faeces, linking fruit eating with forest regeneration.
Feeding on nectar coats the snout with pollen, which travels to subsequent flowers. These visits pollinate certain plants.
Logging, hunting and cyclones threaten their forest life. Conservation institutions cooperate in breeding that maintains genetic diversity, alongside the need to conserve tall forest.
IUCN Red List (conservation institution account) · Critically Endangered · Global
Logging and hunting are major threats; cyclones also affect habitat. LCF participates in cooperative breeding for genetic diversity, education and research.