Western Woolly Lemur
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The western woolly lemur or western avahi (Avahi occidentalis) is a species
of woolly lemur
native to western Madagascar
, where they live in dry deciduous forests. These nocturnal animals weigh 0.7-0.9 kg. It is a folivorous
species.
The western woolly lemurs live in monogamous pairs together with their offspring.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of woolly lemur
Woolly lemur
The woolly lemurs, also known as avahis or woolly indris, are nine species of strepsirrhine primates. Like all other lemurs, they live only on the island of Madagascar....
native to western Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
, where they live in dry deciduous forests. These nocturnal animals weigh 0.7-0.9 kg. It is a folivorous
Folivore
In zoology, a folivore is a herbivore that specializes in eating leaves. Mature leaves contain a high proportion of hard-to-digest cellulose, less energy than other types of foods, and often toxic compounds. For this reason folivorous animals tend to have long digestive tracts and slow metabolisms....
species.
The western woolly lemurs live in monogamous pairs together with their offspring.