The most noticeable characteristic of this lemur is its long tail. The tail is longer than the body. The species gets its common name from the ringed pattern of the fur on the tail, which has alternating bands of black and white rings. The rest of their bodies are light reddish gray to dark red-brown with light gray to dark brown rumps and light gray to gray-brown limbs. They have white undersides, hands, and feet. They have white faces with dark brown or black triangular eye patches that look like a mask around their light brown eyes, and they have black muzzles. Their ears are white and angular, similar to a cat's.
Male ring-tailed lemurs have darkly coloured scent glands on the inside of their wrists with a spur-like fingernail, usually referred to as a horny spur, overlay on each. Males also have scent glands on their chests, just above the collarbone and close to the armpit. Both male and female ring-tailed lemurs have anogenital scent glands. Males and females are about the same size. Weight: 2.3 to 3.5 kg. Length of head and body: 385 to 455 mm. Tail: 560 to 624 mm.
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