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Propithecus edwardsi (Propithecus holomelas)

Synonyms: Propithecus bicolor; Propithecus diadema edwardsi; Propithecus holomelas

Wikipedia Abstract

Milne-Edwards' sifaka (Propithecus edwardsi), or Milne-Edwards' simpona, is a large arboreal, diurnal lemur endemic to the eastern coastal rainforest of Madagascar. Milne-Edwards' sifaka is characterized by a black body with a light-colored "saddle" on the lower part of its back. It is closely related to the diademed sifaka, and was until recently considered a subspecies of it. Like all sifakas, it is a primate in the family Indriidae.
View Wikipedia Record: Propithecus edwardsi

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Propithecus edwardsi

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  12.613 lbs (5.721 kg)
Birth Weight [2]  135 grams
Diet [3]  Frugivore, Granivore, Herbivore
Diet - Fruit [3]  40 %
Diet - Plants [3]  50 %
Diet - Seeds [3]  10 %
Forages - Arboreal [3]  100 %
Female Maturity [2]  4 years 5 months
Gestation [2]  5 months 16 days
Litter Size [2]  1
Litters / Year [2]  1
Maximum Longevity [2]  11 years
Snout to Vent Length [2]  21 inches (53 cm)

Predators

Cryptoprocta ferox (Fossa)[4]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Group Composition, Home Range Size, and Diet of Three Sympatric Bamboo Lemur Species (Genus Hapalemur) in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar, Chia L. Tan, International Journal of Primatology, Vol.20, No. 4, 1999, pp. 547-566
♦ 2Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 3Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 4Predation on Lemurs in the Rainforest of Madagascar by Multiple Predator Species: Observations and Experiments, Sarah M. Karpanty and Patricia C. Wright, Primate Anti-Predator Strategies, Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects, 2007, Part 2, 77-99
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0