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Diademed sifaka

Mammals

The diademed sifaka, Propithecus diadema, also called the diademed simpona, is a critically endangered sifaka of the rainforests of eastern Madagascar. With the indri it is one of the two largest living lemurs, averaging about 6.5 kilograms and about 105 centimetres in length, half of that tail. It is a diurnal, tree-living leaf-eater that seasonally adds seeds, fruit and flowers, and adults can live up to 25 years in the wild. The wild population was about 6,000 in 2012. Illegal logging, slash-and-burn farming, poaching and capture for the pet trade threaten it, and fady taboos protect it less than other sifakas.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Threats
Agriculture and Aquaculture 2
Threats
Biological Resource Use 2
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Conservation Status
Critically Endangered 2
Population Estimate
6000 2
Body Size Band
Medium 3
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 2
Lifespan
25 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix I 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Indriidae, Taxa
Source Indriidae (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source Diademed sifaka (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Madagascar Rainforests, Ecosystems
Source Diademed sifaka (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Madagascar

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Diademed sifaka (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
is a critically endangered sifaka endemic to rainforests in eastern Madagascar
Sources
1. Indriidae (Wikipedia)
  • Characteristics
    The 19 extant Indriidae species vary considerably in size.
  • Characteristics, diet
    Indriidae are herbivores, eating mostly leaves, fruits, and flowers.
  • Characteristics, system
    All species are arboreal, though they do come to the ground occasionally.
  • Child Taxon Of: Indriidae, Classification
    Diademed sifaka, Propithecus diadema
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2. Diademed sifaka (Wikipedia)
  • Conservation status
    The diademed sifaka is classified as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List, and is listed in CITES Appendix I.
  • Lead
    The diademed sifaka is a diurnal, arboreal folivore
  • Lead, lifespan
    adults can live for up to 25 years in the wild
  • Conservation status, population estimate
    As of 2012, the wild population is about 6,000 individuals.
  • Lead, threats
    faces existential threats from habitat loss due to illegal logging and slash and burn agriculture
  • Lead, threats (2)
    Poaching is another threat to the survival of the species
  • Conservation status, relationship to people
    Threats to the species' survival include habitat reduction due to shifting cultivation, capture for the illegal pet trade, and hunting.
  • Lead, where it lives
    is a critically endangered sifaka endemic to rainforests in eastern Madagascar
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3. AnAge (Human Ageing Genomic Resources): AnAge entry for Propithecus diadema
AnAge (Human Ageing Genomic Resources)Life history traits (averages), Adult weight
Quote, Life history traits (averages), Adult weight
5,550 g
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