Listen to the red ruffed lemur
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About the red ruffed lemur
The red ruffed lemur is a mammal in the family Lemuridae (order Primates). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “critically endangered”.
What does the red ruffed lemur sound like?
Mammal voices range from infrasonic elephant rumbles to the ultrasonic clicks of bats and dolphins. Most are made in the larynx, shaped by the throat, mouth and nose, and used for contact, warning, courtship and – in some species – echolocation.
The recordings here are labelled as red ruffed lemurs. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
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 variegata). Like all lemurs, it is native to Madagascar. It occurs only in the rainforests of Masoala, in the northeast of the island. It is one of the largest primates of Madagascar with a body length of 53 cm, a tail length of 60 cm and a weight of 3.3–3.6 kg. Its soft, thick fur is red and black in color and sports a buff or cream colored spot at the nape, but a few are known to have a white or pink patch on the back of the limbs or digits and a ring on the base of the tail in a similar color.
More from the family Lemuridae
Frequently asked questions
What does a red ruffed lemur sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the red ruffed lemur on this page, including its red ruffed lemurs. Mammal voices range from infrasonic elephant rumbles to the ultrasonic clicks of bats and dolphins.
Is the red ruffed lemur endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the red ruffed lemur as “critically endangered”.
What family does the red ruffed lemur belong to?
The red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra) belongs to the family Lemuridae in the order Primates.
Sources & credits
- Red Ruffed Lemurs by Saberswordsmen1 – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q516703 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Red ruffed lemur – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Adrian Pingstone – Public domain