Coquerel's sifaka

Coquerel's sifaka
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: Indriidae
Genus: Propithecus
Species:
P. coquereli
Binomial name
Propithecus coquereli
Distribution of P. coquereli[1]
Synonyms
  • damonis Gray, 1870

Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) is a diurnal, medium-sized lemur of the sifaka genus Propithecus. It is native to northwest Madagascar. Coquerel's sifaka was once considered a subspecies of Verreaux's sifaka but was eventually granted full species status. It is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List due to habitat loss and hunting.

In popular culture, the title character in the children's TV show Zoboomafoo is a Coquerel's sifaka. The species was named after French entomologist Charles Coquerel.

  1. ^ a b Louis, E.E.; Bailey, C.A.; Sefczek, T.M.; King, T.; Radespiel, U.; Frasier, C.L. (2020). "Propithecus coquereli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T18355A115572275. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T18355A115572275.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference CITES was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 120. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.