📸 PhotoPhoto: Jeff Gibbs · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Source
Verreaux's Sifaka
Propithecus verreauxi (Verreaux's Sifaka · ベローシファカ)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its maximum weight of 7 kg is about 1/3 of a 20 kg bag of rice (Comparison).
- 💡 Its body length of 55 cm is shorter than a full-length umbrella (Comparison).
- 💡 It is the most extensively studied prosimian in Madagascar and attracts tourists who come to see the island's unique ecosystem (Animal Diversity Web).
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
Verreaux's Sifaka is a white-furred lemur living in the forests of southwestern Madagascar, spending most of its life in the trees.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Its white coat has a slight yellowish tinge, contrasting with its hairless black face and black hands and feet. Its tail is roughly the same length as its body.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It feeds mainly on leaves, bark, and flowers, and also eats fruit when plentiful. Living in groups of 2–13 individuals where females are dominant, it defends territories with scent marking and 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/18354/115572044
- • IUCN Red List category CR — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • mammaldiversity.org — 1000990
- • iucnredlist.org — 115572044
- • wikidata.org — Q913789
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Propithecus verreauxi 002.jpg
- • animaldiversity.org — Propithecus verreauxi
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — author not recorded · CC0 1.0
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.