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

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

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

Where does the Perrier's sifaka live?

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

The Perrier'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 Perrier's sifaka?

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

About the Perrier's sifaka

Perrier's sifaka (Propithecus perrieri) is a lemur endemic to fragmented deciduous dry forests in northern Madagascar. Part of its range is in protected areas. Females are slightly larger than males.

It moves in small family groups through the canopy feeding on fruit, leaves, flowers, buds, and seeds. The main threats faced by this sifaka are habitat destruction and fragmentation due to slash-and-burn agriculture, charcoal gathering, and logging. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as "critically endangered".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Perrier's sifaka (revision 1381472105), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1350394 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).