red ruffed lemur
Scientific name Varecia rubra. A primate species native to Madagascar.
The red ruffed lemur is endemic to the island of Madagascar.
Standard katakana spelling for this animal name.
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in katakana.
Compound of 赤 (aka, 'red'), 襟巻 (erimaki, 'muffler/scarf'), and 狐猿 (kitsunezaru, 'lemur', literally 'fox monkey'), describing the red ruff around its neck.