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Red-Fronted Lemur, Kirindy Forest Reserve, Madagascar
The red-fronted lemur (Eulemur rufifrons), also known as the southern red-fronted brown lemur, is a species of lemur that lives on the western coast of Madagascar and in eastern Madagascar. It lives in dry lowland forests. It has a head and body length of 35 to 48 cm and with a 45 to 55 cm tail. Its weight ranges between 2.2 and 2.3 kg. It has a gray coat and black face, muzzle and forehead, plus a black line from the muzzle to the forehead, with white eyebrow patches. Males have white or cream colored cheeks and beards, while females have rufous or cream cheeks and beards that are less bushy than males.