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Avahi meridionalis Zaramody et al., 2006

Scientific name: 
Scientist name: 
Zaramody et al., 2006
Malagasy: 
Fotsifé, Ampongy, Avahy, Fotsifaka
English: 
Southern Woolly Lemur
German: 
Südlicher Wollmaki
Other english: 
Southern Avahi
French: 
Avahi meridional
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Species

Identification

Avahi meridionalis is similar in size to A. laniger and A. peyrierasi, with a head-body length of 23–29 cm, a tail of 30–33 cm, a total length of 58.4–69.6 cm, and a weight of 950–1,400 g (Zaramody et al., 2006; Lei et al., 2008). The dorsal fur is gray-brown toning down to light gray distally, and the ventrum is gray. The tail is red-brown and darkens distally (Zaramody et al., 2006).