The red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra) is an endangered primate native to the island of Madagascar, in the Indian Ocean off of Eastern Africa, where they are found only in the northeastern forests of Masoala.
One of the largest lemur species, the red ruffed lemur is one of two species in the genus Varecia, along with the similarly sized black-and-white ruffed lemur (V. variegata). The Lemuridae family is classified within the primate suborder Strepsirrhini ("wet-nosed" primates), differentiating the lemurs from other primates on account of their more basal, primitive forms and more "animalistic" faces—as opposed to the more "humanoid" facial structure and evolution of other primates, such as the great apes and most other monkeys. Fellow strepsirrhine primate families include the galagos ("bush-babies") and pottos, from mainland Africa, and the slender and slow lorises of South and Southeast Asia.
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