Verreaux's sifaka

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:lion
primate
gptkbp:activityPattern diurnal
gptkbp:breedingSeason June to August
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Verreaux's_sifaka
white sifaka
gptkbp:conservationStatus Endangered
gptkbp:diet gptkb:fruit
herbivore
leaves
flowers
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:southwestern_Madagascar
gptkbp:family gptkb:Indriidae
gptkbp:featuredIn BBC's Madagascar documentary
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Alfred_Grandidier
1867
gptkbp:furColor white
brown patches
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Propithecus
gptkbp:gestationPeriod about 162 days
gptkbp:habitat dry deciduous forest
spiny forest
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Verreaux's sifaka
gptkbp:IUCNStatusSystem gptkb:IUCN_Red_List
gptkbp:length 45 cm (body)
gptkbp:lifespan up to 18 years in the wild
gptkbp:motility arboreal
terrestrial (on ground, bipedal hopping)
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Jules_Verreaux
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:Madagascar
gptkbp:nocturnal false
gptkbp:notableFeature vertical clinging and leaping
leaping locomotion
gptkbp:offspringIndependenceAge 6 months
gptkbp:order gptkb:Primates
gptkbp:predators gptkb:Fox
birds of prey
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:Malagasy_law
gptkbp:relatedGroup 2-13 individuals
gptkbp:reproduction single offspring per year
gptkbp:scientificName Propithecus verreauxi
gptkbp:sexualDimorphism minimal
gptkbp:socialStructure group living
gptkbp:tailLength 55 cm
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:species
gptkbp:threats gptkb:hunting
habitat loss
gptkbp:vocalization loud alarm calls
gptkbp:weight 3.4 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kirindy_Forest
gptkb:Madagascar_Spiny_Desert_Biome
gptkb:Sifaka
gptkb:Andohahela_National_Park
gptkb:sifaka
gptkb:Jules_Verreaux
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7