Behavior
Varencia lemurs are almost never together the entire community is never in the same place at the same time.There is some variability in the social behavior of Varecia lemur. Ruffed lemurs live in groups ranging from 2 to 5 individuals.
These groups apparently represent mated pairs and their offspring. However, in some areas of Madagascar, groups of up to 16 individuals may be formed, although these break down into smaller subgroups during the cool wet season. These subgroups use different areas of the home range. Females seem to form the stable core of these larger groups.
Ruffed lemurs spend most of the day feeding, traveling, and resting high up in the forest canopy. They are mostly active in the morning and late afternoon. When threatened, ruffed lemurs defend themselves and their territory with a strange and loud call. Females defend the group's territory more often than males.