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Classification
Mammal
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Diet
Omnivore
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Lifespan
16–20 years
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Weight
2–3.5 kg
Population Trend
📉Decreasing
Description
The Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) is a mammal indigenous to Madagascar. It inhabits dry deciduous forests and spiny thickets of southern madagascar.
Habitat
🌿 dry deciduous forests and spiny thickets of southern madagascar
Extended Data
Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Primates
Family
Lemuridae
Genus
Lemur
Fun Facts
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Ring-tailed lemurs have a distinctive black-and-white ringed tail that they hold high like a flag when walking on the ground
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They are the most terrestrial of all lemurs, spending up to 40% of their time on the ground
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Populations have declined by over 95% due to habitat destruction, making ring-tailed lemurs Endangered
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Madagascar is home to over 100 lemur species found nowhere else on Earth — lemurs exist only in Madagascar and the Comoros
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They sunbathe in a yoga-like 'Buddha pose' every morning, sitting upright with arms outstretched to warm up in the sun