Coquerel's sifaka
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Coquerel's sifaka
Coquerel's sifaka
Propithecus coquereli
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About
Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) is a sifaka that inhabits dry forests and scrub forests in northwestern Madagascar. It is diurnal and feeds mainly on leaves, digesting fibrous material using developed molars and a relatively long small intestine, with fermentation by bacteria in the cecum and colon. It lives in matrilineal groups of 3–10 individuals and moves by powerful leaping, clinging vertically and jumping. Reproduction is seasonal; gestation lasts about 160 days and typically a single offspring is born in the dry season. Its conservation status is EN.
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Scientific Name
Propithecus coquereli
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Classification
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Red List
EN Endangered
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