Varecia Gray 1863 (ruffed lemur)
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Mammalia - Primates - Lemuridae
Parent taxon: Lemuridae according to K. P. Karanth et al. 2005
See also Schwarz 1931 and Wilson and Reeder 2005
Sister taxa: Chiromyina, Eulemur, Galagonina, Hapalemur, Lemur, Lemurinae, Lichanotina, Loridina, Pachylemur, Tarsiina
Subtaxa: Varecia rubra Varecia variegata
Ecology: arboreal frugivore-herbivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Varecia in the database
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