Order Primates Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 111 184 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Varecia rubra (E. Geoffroy 1812) [Lemur] ruber E. Geoffroy 1812 , Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, 19: 159 . Type Locality: Madagascar . Vernacular Names: Red Ruffed Lemur . Synonyms: Varecia erythromela ( Lesson 1840 ) . Distribution: Madagascar : Masoala Peninsula. Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Critically Endangered. Discussion: Recognized as a full species by Groves (2001 c ) .