This species was believed to have preyed upon the larger lemurs that inhabited Madagascar until the island was settled by man.

It is a moderately large sportive lemur, with a total length of about 50 to 68 centimeters, of which 22 to 27 centimeters are tail.

If this is the case, it may suggest that some larger lemurs might have been more tolerant to regional differences in ecology than living lemurs.

A large lemur, such as Pachylemur, which was more than twice the size of today's ruffed lemurs, could probably swallow even larger seeds.

Hunting and trapping by humans may have severely impacted large lemurs in this region as well.

Cathemerality, where an animal is active sporadically both day and night, occurs among some of the larger lemurs.

As the boy plummets toward the earth, a large lemur suddenly appears, swoops in and catches the boy, saving his life.

The ring-tailed lemur is a relatively large lemur.

It is a relatively large sportive lemur with a total length of about 58 to 27 centimeters, of which 32 to 33 centimeters are tail.

It is a large sportive lemur with a total length of about 57 to 64 centimeters, of which 25 to 28 centimeters are tail.