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Golden-crowned sifaka

Mammals

The golden-crowned sifaka, Propithecus tattersalli, also called Tattersall's sifaka, is a medium-sized lemur with mostly white fur, prominent furry ears and a golden-orange crown. It is one of the smallest sifakas, weighing about 3.5 kilograms. It lives in dry deciduous, gallery and semi-evergreen forest in Madagascar up to about 500 metres, and is mainly active by day, with some activity at dawn and dusk in the rainy season. It was first seen by Ian Tattersall in 1974 and described in 1988. The IUCN lists it as Critically Endangered, threatened by fragmentation, slash-and-burn farming, mining and poaching.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
Population Trend
Decreasing 2
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Threats
Agriculture and Aquaculture 3
Threats
Biological Resource Use 3
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Conservation Status
Critically Endangered 3
Body Size Band
Medium 4
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 3
Activity Pattern
Crepuscular 3
Lifespan
20 4
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix I 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Indriidae, Taxa
Source Indriidae (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Tropical Dry Forest, Biomes
Source Golden-crowned sifaka (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Madagascar Dry Deciduous Forests, Ecosystems
Source Golden-crowned sifaka (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Madagascar

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Golden-crowned sifaka (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
In Madagascar, lawlessness resulting from the 2009 political coup led to increased poaching of this species
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
    Golden-crowned sifaka, Propithecus tattersalli
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2. Animal Diversity Web: Propithecus tattersalli
Animal Diversity Web
  • Conservation Status
    CITES Appendix I
  • Conservation Status, population trend
    numbers dwindling to less than 8,000 individuals.
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3. Golden-crowned sifaka (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    The golden-crowned sifaka is listed by the IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered.
  • Behavior
    The golden-crowned sifaka is primarily active during the day (diurnal)
  • Behavior, activity pattern
    researchers have witnessed activity in the early morning and evening (crepuscular) during the rainy season
  • Lead, threats
    Forest fragmentation, habitat destruction, poaching, slash-and-burn agriculture, and other human factors threaten its existence.
  • Lead, relationship to people
    led to increased poaching of this species, and many were sold to local restaurants as a delicacy
  • Lead, where it lives
    In Madagascar, lawlessness resulting from the 2009 political coup led to increased poaching of this species
  • In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Geographic range and habitat
    lives in dry deciduous, gallery, and semi-evergreen forests
  • In Ecosystem: Madagascar Dry Deciduous Forests, Distribution and habitat
    lives in dry deciduous, gallery, and semi-evergreen forests
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4. AnAge (Human Ageing Genomic Resources): AnAge entry for Propithecus tattersalli
AnAge (Human Ageing Genomic Resources)
  • Life history traits (averages), Adult weight
    3,545 g
  • Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
    20 years (captivity)
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