Coquerel's sifaka: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Coquerel's sifaka lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Propithecus coquereli
Group	Lemurs
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Indriidae

Where does the Coquerel's sifaka live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Coquerel's sifaka in 1 country or territory across Africa. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Madagascar.

Madagascar

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Coquerel's sifaka endangered?

The Coquerel's sifaka’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Coquerel's sifaka?

The Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Indriidae, genus Propithecus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Coquerel's sifaka

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Coquerel's sifaka (revision 1372694258), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1131678 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).