Listen to the ring-tailed lemur
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About the ring-tailed lemur
The ring-tailed lemur is a mammal in the family Lemuridae (order Primates). Wikidata describes it as “large species of strepsirrhine primate”. Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “endangered”. Adults weigh around 60 g.
What does the ring-tailed 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.
From Wikipedia
The ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) is a medium- to larger-sized strepsirrhine (wet-nosed) primate and the most internationally recognized lemur species, owing to its long, black-and-white, ringed tail. It belongs to Lemuridae, one of five lemur families, and is the only member of the Lemur genus. Like all lemurs, it is endemic to the island of Madagascar, where it is endangered. Known locally in Malagasy as maky or hira, it ranges from gallery forests to spiny scrub in the southern regions of the island. It is omnivorous, as well as the most adapted to living terrestrially of the extant lemurs.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a ring-tailed lemur sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the ring-tailed lemur on this page. Mammal voices range from infrasonic elephant rumbles to the ultrasonic clicks of bats and dolphins.
Is the ring-tailed lemur endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the ring-tailed lemur as “endangered”.
What family does the ring-tailed lemur belong to?
The ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) belongs to the family Lemuridae in the order Primates.
Sources & credits
- Lemur catta--wails & moans & howls by Joseph M. Macedonia – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q185385 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Ring-tailed lemur – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Alex Dunkel ( Maky ) – CC BY 3.0