Critically EndangeredIndri
Indri indri
One of the 3 sifakas on WAnimals
Mammals · Primates · Indriidae
Propithecus verreauxi
At extremely high risk of imminent extinction in the wild.
Its only way of moving on the ground is a peculiar two-legged sideways hop with the arms held up, known colloquially as the "sifaka dance", since its body is built almost entirely for moving vertically between trees.
Weight
3 kg – 4 kg
Size
42.5 cm – 45 cm
Life expectancy
31 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Family group
Lives in small family groups with close bonds.
Sources consulted: Animal Diversity Web · Animalia.bio · New England Primate Conservancy · AnAge (genomics.senescence.info) · BioDB · Wildlife Madagascar · Wikipedia (Verreaux's sifaka) · Critter Science · PMC (group size fitness study)
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Verreaux's Sifaka — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
The verreaux's sifaka is classified as critically endangered. Organisations such as the IUCN, WWF and the Wildlife Conservation Society work specifically on its conservation and that of its habitat; looking into their programmes is a good starting point if you want to get involved.
It's documented in 3 protected areas — one reason why protecting these places matters for its conservation.
Based on what we already know about verreaux's sifaka.
