Coquerel's Sifaka
Propithecus coquereli
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Epic
- Observations
- 240
- Most observed in
- 🇲🇬 Madagascar
- Conservation
- Critically Endangered
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Coquerel's sifaka”.