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Moore's woolly lemur

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Primates

Family
  
Indriidae

Scientific name
  
Avahi mooreorum

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Suborder
  
Strepsirrhini

Genus
  
Avahi

Higher classification
  
Woolly Lemurs

Moore's woolly lemur

Similar
  
Sambirano woolly lemur, Southern woolly lemur, Woolly Lemurs, Lemur, Bemaraha woolly lemur

Moore's woolly lemur (Avahi mooreorum), or the Masoala woolly lemur, is a woolly lemur endemic to Madagascar. It has brown-grey fur and a reddish tail. It is named in honor of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation of San Francisco.

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Moore's woolly lemur Wikipedia