📸 PhotoPhoto: Erik Patel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Source
Indri
Indri indri (Indri · インドリ)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its maximum weight of 10 kg is half of a 20 kg bag of rice (Comparison).
- 💡 Its head-and-body length of 90 cm is longer than the height of a standard desk (about 70–75 cm) (Comparison).
- 💡 It is an animal that attracts ecotourists visiting Madagascar (ADW positive impacts).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
The Indri is the largest living lemur species, active during the day in the rainforests of northeastern Madagascar.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Its tail is a mere 5–6 cm vestige, and it has tufted ears, a long muzzle, long legs, and short arms. Its coat is silky, with gray, brown, black, and white patterns that vary among individuals.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
A vegetarian that feeds on tree fruits, leaves, and flowers, it lives in family groups of 3–5 individuals consisting of an adult pair and their young, advertising its territory with loud wailing calls.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List CR (2020) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10826/115565566
- • IUCN Red List category CR — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • mammaldiversity.org — 1000981
- • iucnredlist.org — 115565566
- • wikidata.org — Q203868
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Indri indri 001.jpg
- • animaldiversity.org — Indri indri
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — author not recorded · CC0 1.0 (Related taxon silhouette — Avahi)
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.