Kalmar "Avahi laniger" tana nufin wani nau'in primates da aka fi sani da lemur woolly. Lemur ne na dare wanda asalinsa ne a Madagascar kuma yana da siffa mai yawa, mai ulu. "Avahi" shine sunan jinsin wannan lemur, kuma "laniger" yana nufin "mai ɗaukar ulu" a cikin harshen Latin, wanda ke nufin kauri mai kauri da ke rufe jikinsa.
