Role in Eco-system/Biodiversity

The Black-and-White Lemurs contribute a lot to the eco-system. How you ask. Well, they mainly transport the seeds of pollen and palm trees. One such special tree is the Traveler's Palm, which is a palm tree that produces a light brown fruit with light blue seeds.

When the lemur eats the fruit, it pulls open the tough bracts which have flowers in them, drinking the nectar and the fruit. Now, during this process, it also intakes the seeds, but cannot digest them, so the lemur drops them as whole in another place, where another new traveler's palm grows. The traveler's palm mainly owes its existence to these lemurs. Also, pollen sticks to these lemurs fur, causing these lemurs to be the largest pollinator in the world. They are also prey to many animals, helping the population of those animals grow, by being prey to them.

The Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur plays a very important role in the eco-system, and it will continue to do so. If the Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur becomes extinct, then so will many other objects in nature. So go ahead and look at the Conservations Efforts tab to see what you can do to help!

Traveler's Palm

Flower of Traveler's Plant