Ramanantsoavana's woolly lemur (Avahi ramanantsoavanai), Ramanantsoavana's avahi or the Manombo woolly lemur
Ramanantsoavana's woolly lemur (Avahi ramanantsoavanai), also known as Ramanantsoavana's avahi or the Manombo woolly lemur, is a species of woolly lemur native to southeastern Madagascar.
Avahi ramanantsoavanai is a species of primate mammal in the family Indriidae. Like all lemurs, it is endemic to Madagascar and is distributed over a small area in the southeast of the island, in the Manombo Special Reserve and Agnalazaha Forest.
It measures between 24 and 31 cm plus the tail, which reaches 33 to 40 cm, and weighs around one kilogramme. The back is greyish brown and the belly grey, with a reddish brown tail. The facial mask is very similar to that of the eastern woolly lemur. Their habitat is primary rainforest. They are nocturnal and arboreal.
Traditionally considered a subspecies of southern avahi (A. meridionalis), known as A. m. ramanantsoavana, but in 2006 genetic studies determined it to be a distinct species, phenotypically and morphologically.
Its IUCN Red List status is "vulnerable" due to its small range.
