Varecia variegata ssp. editorum

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	PRIMATES	LEMURIDAE

Scientific Name:	Varecia variegata ssp. editorum
Infra-specific Authority:	(Osman Hill, 1953)
Common Name/s: English – Southern Ruffed Lemur

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Critically Endangered   A2cd   ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Andrainarivo, C., Andriaholinirina, V.N., Feistner, A., Felix, T., Ganzhorn, J., Garbutt, N., Golden, C., Konstant, B., Louis Jr., E., Meyers, D., Mittermeier, R.A., Perieras, A., Princee, F., Rabarivola, J.C., Rakotosamimanana, B., Rasamimanana, H., Ratsimbazafy, J., Raveloarinoro, G., Razafimanantsoa, A., Rumpler, Y., Schwitzer, C., Thalmann, U., Wilmé, L. & Wright, P.
Reviewer/s:	Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority)
Justification: Listed as Critically Endangered as the subspecies is believed to have undergone a decline of 80% over a period of 27 years, due primarily to a decline in area and quality of habitat within the known range of the species and due to levels of exploitation.

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Population [top]

Population Trend:

Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems:

Terrestrial