Fact Sheet
A coquerel's sifaka mother with infant hops along a horizontal branch. Click image for larger version.
Order: Primates; Suborder: Prosimii
Family: Indriidae; Genus: Propithecus
Species: verrauxi; Subspecies : coquereli
Related Species
See Diademed Sifaka.
Key Facts
Adult Size : 7.3 - 9.9 pounds
Social life : Sociable, small family groups of 3 - 10 animals of varying ages
Habitat : northwestern dry deciduous forest
Diet : young leaves, flowers, fruit, bark and dead wood in the wet season, mature leaves and buds in the dry season
Lifespan : 25 - 30 years
Sexual maturity : 2 - 3 years
Mating : very seasonal, January - February in the wild
Gestation : approximately 162 days, infants are born between June and July in the wild
Number of young : one per year
DLC Naming theme : Roman Emperors (Julian, Marcella, Nigel, etc.)
Malagasy names : Tsibahaka, Sifaka, Ankomba Malandy
Interesting Facts
- The Malagasy name 'sifaka' comes from the distinct call this animal makes: "shif - auk".
- The DLC houses the only breeding colony of Coquerel's sifaka.
- Our very own Jovian, a young male Coquerel's sifaka, is the star of the children's television show, Zoboomafoo.