Perrier's sifaka, Propithecus perrieri, is an almost entirely black lemur endemic to fragmented deciduous dry forests in northern Madagascar. It is the smallest of the eastern sifakas, with a head and body length of 85 to 92 centimetres and a weight of 4.3 to 5 kilograms. It lives in small matriarchal groups and eats more fruit and seeds in the wet season and more leaves and flowers in the dry season. The IUCN classes it as Critically Endangered, with fewer than 500 animals, and it is on CITES Appendix I. Fires for shifting agriculture, charcoal and mining destroy its forest, and it is also hunted.
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System (Realm) ThreatsAgriculture and Aquaculture 2 ThreatsEnergy Production and Mining 2 Relationship to People Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
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In Biome
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In Ecosystem
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is a species of lemur endemic to fragmented deciduous dry forests in northern Madagascar
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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
Perrier's sifaka, Propithecus perrieri
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The IUCN Red List classifies Perrier's sifaka as a critically-endangered species, and it is listed under CITES Appendix I.
Lead, threats
It is primarily threatened by habitat destruction due to bush fires created for shifting agriculture, and deforestation for the production of charcoal and for the creation of mines.
Conservation status
Perrier's sifaka is typically hunted with slingshots or hunting dogs.
Lead, where it lives
is a species of lemur endemic to fragmented deciduous dry forests in northern Madagascar
In Ecosystem: Madagascar Dry Deciduous Forests, Distribution
dry deciduous and semihumid forests of northeastern Madagascar
View the Source3. Animal Diversity Web: Propithecus perrieri
Animal Diversity WebPhysical Description, Range mass
3.7 to 6.0 kg
Lifespan/Longevity
After the age of 5 an individual can be expected to live to about 15.
Behavior
Perrier's sifakas are diurnal and occur in small groups of 2 to 6.
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