Milne-Edwards's sifaka: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the Milne-Edwards's sifaka live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Milne-Edwards'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 Milne-Edwards's sifaka endangered?

The Milne-Edwards's sifaka’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Milne-Edwards's sifaka?

The Milne-Edwards's sifaka (Propithecus edwardsi) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Indriidae, genus Propithecus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Milne-Edwards's sifaka

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).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Milne-Edwards's sifaka (revision 1380112269), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1202844 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).