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Avahi ramanantsoavanai Zaramody et al., 2006

Scientific name: 
Scientist name: 
Zaramody et al., 2006
Malagasy: 
Fotsifé, Ampongy, Avahy, Fotsifaka
English: 
Manombo Woolly Lemur
German: 
Manombo-Wollmaki, Ramanantsoavana’s Wollmaki
Other english: 
Ramanantsoavana’s Woolly Lemur
French: 
Avahi de Manombo, Avahi de Ramanantsoavana
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Species

Identification

Avahi ramanantsoavanai is slightly smaller than Avahi laniger and Avahi peyrierasi, with a head-body length of 24–31 cm, a tail of 33–40 cm, a total length of 54.6–68.9 cm, and a weight of 900–1,200 g (Zaramody et al., 2006; Lei et al., 2008). The dorsal fur is gray-brown and the ventrum is gray, the latter overtaking laterally from a white band on the posterior legs. The tail is red-brown. The facial mask differs slightly from that of A. laniger in that the fur of some individuals is lighter, while the outline of others may be more pronounced (Zaramody et al., 2006).