black-and-white ruffed lemur

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q998074
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black-and-white ruffed lemur

Summary

black-and-white ruffed lemur is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • black-and-white ruffed lemur's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • black-and-white ruffed lemur is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • black-and-white ruffed lemur's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered[5].
  • black-and-white ruffed lemur is classified within Ruffed lemur[6].
  • black-and-white ruffed lemur is endemic to Madagascar[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, black-and-white ruffed lemur is Varecia variegata[8].
  • black-and-white ruffed lemur's Commons category is recorded as Varecia variegata[9].
  • black-and-white ruffed lemur's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Varecia variegata[10].
  • black-and-white ruffed lemur's Commons gallery is recorded as Varecia variegata[11].
  • black-and-white ruffed lemur's original combination is recorded as Lemur macaco variegatus[12].
  • black-and-white ruffed lemur's is pollinator of is recorded as Ravenala madagascariensis[13].
  • black-and-white ruffed lemur's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'V. variegata'}[14].
  • black-and-white ruffed lemur is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black-and-white ruffed lemur'}[15].
  • black-and-white ruffed lemur is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Lemur De Collar'}[16].
  • black-and-white ruffed lemur is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Lemur De Gola'}[17].
  • black-and-white ruffed lemur is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Lemur De Gorguera'}[18].
  • black-and-white ruffed lemur is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Lémur Vari'}[19].
  • black-and-white ruffed lemur is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Maki Vari'}[20].
  • black-and-white ruffed lemur is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur'}[21].
  • black-and-white ruffed lemur is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ruffed Lemur'}[22].
  • black-and-white ruffed lemur is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schwarzweißer Vari'}[23].
  • black-and-white ruffed lemur's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+100'}[24].
  • black-and-white ruffed lemur's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+39.4'}[25].
  • black-and-white ruffed lemur's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[26].
  • black-and-white ruffed lemur's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix I of CITES[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, black-and-white ruffed lemur is Varecia variegata[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Ruffed lemur[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black-and-white ruffed lemur'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Lemur De Collar'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Lemur De Gola'}[17], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Lemur De Gorguera'}[18], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Lémur Vari'}[19], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Maki Vari'}[20].

Distribution

black-and-white ruffed lemur is endemic to Madagascar[7].

Identifiers

black-and-white ruffed lemur's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43615[28]. black-and-white ruffed lemur's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9455[29]. black-and-white ruffed lemur's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 326534[30]. black-and-white ruffed lemur's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2436424[31]. black-and-white ruffed lemur's ITIS TSN is recorded as 572873[32].

Why It Matters

black-and-white ruffed lemur has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . Life history profiles for 27 strepsirrhine primate taxa generated using captive data from the Duke Lemur Center. wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Jfpierce · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Longest observed lifespan → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+39.4'}
    Is pollinator of → Ravenala madagascariensis
    Taxon rank → species
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1552]]: [[Q120446]]"
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