Betsileo Woolly Lemur

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name = Betsileo Woolly Lemur
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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Primates
familia = Indriidae
genus = "Avahi"
species = "A. betsileo"
binomial = "Avahi betsileo"
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The Betsileo Woolly Lemur or Betsileo Avahi ("Avahi betsileo") is a species of woolly lemur native to southeastern Madagascar, in the District of Fandriana.cite journal | author = Andriantompohavana R. , Lei R., Zaonarivelo J. R., Engberg S. E., Nalanirina G., McGuire S. M., Shore G. D., Andrianasolo J., Herrington K., Brenneman R. A., and Louis E. E. Jr| title = Molecular phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the woolly lemurs, Genus Avahi (Primates: Lemuriformes)| journal = Special Publications of the Museum of Texas Tech University | volume = 51 | year = 2007 | pages = 44-46 |url=http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/publications/opapers/specpubs/SP51.pdf] It weighs about 1 kg. The pelage differs significantly from other southeastern woolly lemurs in that it is primarily light reddish brown on most of the body and grey under the jaw and on the extremities. The pelage is thicker on the head than other eastern woolly lemurs.

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