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Bemaraha Woolly Lemur
Betsileo-woolly-lemur
Information
Common Name Betsileo Avahi
Range southeastern Madagascar
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Primates
Family Indriidae
Genus Avahi
Species Avahi betsileo
Conservation Status
ENSpecies
Endangered

The Betsileo woolly lemur (Avahi betsileo), also known as the Betsileo avahi, is a species of woolly lemur endemic southeastern Madagascar, in the District of Fandriana. It weighs about 1 kg. The pelage differs significantly from other southeastern woolly lemurs in that it is primarily light reddish brown on most of the body and grey under the jaw and on the extremities. The pelage is thicker on the head than other eastern woolly lemurs

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