Varecia (ruffed lemur and variegated lemur) | CLASSIFICATION

Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates)
        
        Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
        
        Amniota (amniotes)
        
        Synapsida (synapsids)
        
        Class Mammalia (mammals)
        
        Subclass Theria (Therian mammals)
        
        Infraclass Eutheria (placental mammals)
        
        Order Primates (primates)
        
        Suborder Strepsirrhini (lemurs, lorises, galagos, aye-aye, and relatives)
        
        Infraorder Lemuriformes (lemurs and relatives)
        
        Superfamily Lemuroidea (lemurs, indris, and sifakas)
        
        Family Lemuridae (true lemurs)
        
        Genus Varecia (ruffed lemur and variegated lemur)
        
        Species Varecia rubra (red ruffed lemur)
        
        Species Varecia variegata (variegated lemur)