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Red-bellied lemur
Order : Primates
Family : Lemuridae
Species : Eulemur rubriventer
The Red-bellied Lemur (Lemur rubriventer) lives in the East-Madagascar rainforests, where it feeds on flowers, fruits and leaves and some toxic millipedes, which they drool on first, to neutralize the toxins. They exhibit both diurnal and nocturnal activities, though mainly diurnal. Females lead the groups foraging of about 5 lemurs. Lemurs use their lower incisors as a comb to groom troop members. They use, among other communications, chemicals to communicate. The prominent forehead scent gland of males is used to help mark territories..
The Red-bellied lemur is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the redbellied lemur
A redbellied lemur group is called a 'troop'.Countries
Madagascar
Facts about the red-bellied lemur
red-bellied lemur is the newest addition to Lemur Wood.
Eulemur rubriventer is mid sized lemur, it is sexually dichromatic. (Full text)
The red-bellied lemur or Eulemur rubriventer is found in Eastern Madagascar. (Full text)
Red-bellied lemursEulemur rubriventer The Red-bellied Lemur is always born with a white belly. (Full text)
This species eats flowers, fruit, and leaves; due to habitat destruction, the red-bellied lemur is endangered. (Full text)
Conservation: The primary threat to the Red-Bellied lemur is that of rainforest destruction, as is the case with several other lemur species. (Full text)