BLACK AND WHITE
Home Up RING-TAILED RED RUFFED BLACK AND WHITE SCLATER BLUE EYED LEMUR

 

 

Physical Description

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 In this species the coat is mostly black with large white areas on the head, back and limbs.

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The marking gland on the neck unlike lemur

 General Characteristics

Length :  47.5 to 50 cm ( 19- 20 in )

Weight : 3.2kg -3.6kg ( 7 -8 lbs )

Tail  Length : 59 cm ( 23.6 in )

Range - Eastern Madagascar ( Eastern Coast of Africa )

Habitat - Evergreen Rainforest

Diet -  fruit , nectar, leaves, flowers, buds, fungi and soil

What type of animal : Herbivore

Status - They are endangered with a declining wild population

Reason for the status -

Gestation Period - 99 to 102 days

Lifespan -19 years in the wild / 32 years in captivity