Species group · Mammals
WAnimals has 3 species of sifaka, in the family Indriidae.
Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 3.
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
3 species in this group are in a threatened category according to the IUCN.
Recorded in one country.
Males come in two morphs according to the chest markings they carry, linked to differences in social dominance.
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It feeds mainly on leaves, supplemented with fruit, seeds, flowers and bark according to the season.
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It lives in dry deciduous forest and spiny thicket of western and southern Madagascar.
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It moves by clinging to vertical trunks and launching itself from one to the next with its hind legs, never resting horizontally: it is a pure vertical clinger and leaper.
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Its gut flora breaks down toxic plant compounds that other lemurs cannot tolerate, which gives it access to leaves and seeds its competitors cannot eat.
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It moves from tree to tree in upright leaps of up to 6 metres.
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On the ground it does not walk on all fours: it advances in sideways hops on its hind legs with its arms held high, a movement that looks like a dance and that makes it unmistakable.
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It can launch itself several metres from one trunk to another in a single leap, always landing upright.
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