Milne-Edwards's sifaka
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Milne-Edwards's sifaka (Propithecus edwardsi), or Milne-Edwards's simpona, is a large arboreal, diurnal lemur endemic to the eastern coastal rainforest of Madagascar. Milne-Edwards's 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.[3] Like all sifakas, it is a primate in the family Indriidae.
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Milne-Edwards's sifaka | |
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In Ranomafana National Park | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
Family: | Indriidae |
Genus: | Propithecus |
Species: | P. edwardsi |
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Propithecus edwardsi A. Grandidier, 1871[3] | |
Distribution of P. edwardsi[1] | |
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The species' name honors French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards (1800–1885).