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Definition of ruffed lemur

ruffed lemur
Ruffed Ruffed, a. Furnished with a ruff. Ruffed grouse (Zo["o]l.), a North American grouse (Bonasa umbellus) common in the wooded districts of the Northern United States. The male has a ruff of brown or black feathers on each side of the neck, and is noted for the loud drumming sound he makes during the breeding season. Called also tippet grouse, partridge, birch partridge, pheasant, drummer, and white-flesher. ruffed lemur (Zo["o]l.), a species of lemur (lemur varius) having a conspicuous ruff on the sides of the head. Its color is varied with black and white. Called also ruffed maucaco.

Meaning of ruffed lemur from wikipedia

- ruffed lemurs of the genus Varecia are strepsirrhine primates and are the largest extant lemurs within the family Lemuridae. Like all living lemurs,...
- The red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra) is one of two species in the genus Varecia, the ruffed lemurs; the other is the black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia...
- 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...
- species (e.g. mouse lemurs, sportive lemurs, and dwarf lemurs), bamboo lemurs, and ruffed lemurs. In the case of the ruffed lemurs, the young are altricial...
- while rRNA sequences of mtDNA place the split at 24.9 ±3.6 mya. The ruffed lemurs are the first genus to split away (most basal) in the family, a view...
- rubriventer Mongoose lemur, Eulemur mongoz Genus Varecia, ruffed lemurs Black-and-white ruffed lemur, Varecia variegata Red ruffed lemur, Varecia rubra Genus...
- sifaka Red ruffed lemur Black-and-white ruffed lemur Subspecies Southern black-and-white ruffed lemur Northern black-and-white ruffed lemur Pied black-and-white...
- Pachylemur is an extinct, giant lemur most closely related to the ruffed lemurs of genus Varecia. Two species are known, Pachylemur insignis and Pachylemur...
- ruffed lemurs †Pachylemur insignis (Filhol, 1895) - central giant ruffed lemur †Pachylemur jullyi (G. Grandidier, 1899) - central giant ruffed lemur Varecia...
- "Directions". lemur.duke.edu. Duke University. Retrieved 27 May 2011. "Betampona Reserve and the Ruffed Lemur Re-stocking Program". lemur.duke.edu. Duke...