Order: Primates;
Suborder: Prosimii

Family: Indriidae;
Genus: Propithecus

Species: verrauxi;
Subspecies : coquereli

Related Species

See Diademed Sifaka. (LINK TO 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.