The Ring Tailed Lemur is native to the deciduous forest of southwest Madagascar, an island off the east coast of Africa.
Lemurs are endangered primates.
Lemur is one of eleven species of true lemurs and seven species of dwarf lemurs. All lemurs are found only on the island of Madagascar and the neighboring Comoro Islands, off the coast of Africa. They are considered primates but are on a separate branch of the evolutionary tree. Arboreal and adorable, the Ring Tailed Lemur has a gray body and a distinctive white and black stripped tail. At rest, the tail is often worn around the lemur s neck like a scarf.