Milne-Edwards' Sifaka
Propithecus edwardsi
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Epic
- Observations
- 244
- Most observed in
- 🇲🇬 Madagascar
- Conservation
- Endangered
Description
Milne-Edwards's sifaka (Propithecus edwardsi), or Milne-Edwards's simpona, is a large arboreal, diurnal lemur endemic to the eastern coastal rainforest of Madagascar. Milne-Edwards's sifaka is characterized by a black body with a light-colored "saddle" on the lower part of its back. It is closely related to the diademed sifaka, and was until recently considered a subspecies of it. Like all sifakas, it is a primate in the family Indriidae. The species' name honors French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards (1800–1885).
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Milne-Edwards's sifaka”.