Indriidae

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Indriidae is a family of large, mostly arboreal lemurs from Madagascar that includes the indri and sifakas, known for their powerful leaping and distinctive vocalizations.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Indriidae canonical 2
Coquerel's sifaka 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mammal family
primates family
activityPattern diurnal
nocturnal in genus Avahi
characteristic distinctive vocalizations
long hind limbs
powerful leaping ability
short or absent tail in indri
toothcomb typical of strepsirrhines
class Mammalia
commonName indri family
indriids
conservationStatus many species endangered
diet folivorous
herbivorous
endemicTo Madagascar
geologicalTimeFirstAppearance Miocene
habitat dry deciduous forest
montane forest
tropical rainforest
includesGenus Avahi
Indri
Propithecus
includesSpecies Avahi ambohimensis
linked to: Avahi

Avahi betsileo
Avahi cleesei
Avahi laniger
Avahi meridionalis
Avahi mooreorum
Avahi occidentalis
Avahi peyrierasi
Avahi ramanantsoavanai
Avahi unicolor
linked to: Avahi

Avahi woolleyi
Indri indri
linked to: Indri

Propithecus diadema
linked to: Propithecus

Propithecus tattersalli
linked to: Propithecus

Propithecus verreauxi
linked to: Propithecus
infraorder Lemuriformes
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle arboreal
locomotion vertical clinging and leaping
nativeTo Madagascar
order Primates
phylum Chordata
reproduction gives birth to single offspring
socialStructure group-living
suborder Strepsirrhini
superfamily Lemuroidea
taxonRank family
threat habitat loss
hunting

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lemuriformes includesTaxon Indriidae
Madagascar dry deciduous forests faunaExample Coquerel's sifaka
linked to: Indriidae
Daubentoniidae distinctFrom Indriidae