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title: "Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur"
description: "Varecia variegata — Mammiferi. The black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) is an endangered species of ruffed lemur, one of two which are endemic to the island of Madagascar."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/black-and-white-ruffed-lemur
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur

> Varecia variegata — Mammiferi. The black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) is an endangered species of ruffed lemur, one of two which are endemic to the island of Madagascar.

- Scientific name: *Varecia variegata*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 1143
- Wikidata: [Q998074](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q998074)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43615](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43615)

## Names

- en: Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur
- de: Schwarzweißer Vari
- es: Lemur De Collar
- fr: Vari noir-et-blanc
- nl: Vari
- pt: Varecia-preto-e-branco
- pl: Wari czarno-biały

## Countries with the most observations

MG (489)

## Summary

The black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) is an endangered species of ruffed lemur, one of two which are endemic to the island of Madagascar. Despite having a larger range than the red ruffed lemur, it has a much smaller population that is spread out, living in lower population densities and reproductively isolated. It also has less coverage and protection in large national parks than the red ruffed lemur. Three subspecies of black-and-white ruffed lemur have been recognized since the red ruffed lemur was elevated to species status in 2001.
Together with the red ruffed lemur, they are the largest extant…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-and-white_ruffed_lemur

## Photo

![Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-and-white-ruffed-lemur/medium.jpg)

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/260462457

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-and-white-ruffed-lemur?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).