black-and-white ruffed lemur vs Harimau

Varecia variegata compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

• black-and-white ruffed lemur is Critically Endangered while Harimau is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-and-white ruffed lemur	Harimau
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Primates (Primata)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Lemuridae (Lemurs)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Varecia	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Varecia variegata	Panthera tigris

Evolutionary Relationship

black-and-white ruffed lemur and Harimau share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

black-and-white ruffed lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Harimau

EN — Endangered

Population: ~4.5K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-and-white ruffed lemur	Harimau
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	220.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-and-white ruffed lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Harimau

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

black-and-white ruffed lemur

The Black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) is a species in the genus Varecia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Harimau

The largest wild cat on Earth, tigers can exceed 300 kg and inhabit forests from the Russian Far East to Southeast Asia. Solitary ambush predators with distinctive orange and black striped coats that provide camouflage in dappled light. Critically endangered, with fewer than 4,000 remaining in the wild due to poaching and deforestation.