Best Months to Spot
Most sightings recorded in Oct, Nov. Data from GBIF - a global database of verified wildlife observations by researchers and citizen scientists.
Conservation Status
Conservation hubFaces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
Verreaux's sifakas face severe threats from habitat loss due to deforestation for agriculture and charcoal production, as well as hunting. While specific recovery programs are ongoing, their critically endangered status highlights the urgent need for continued conservation efforts. Responsible safari tourism plays a vital role by providing economic incentives for local communities to protect the lemurs' habitat and by raising awareness about the importance of conservation.
Verreaux's sifaka, or the white sifaka, is a medium-sized primate in one of the lemur families, the Indriidae. Critically Endangered, it lives in Madagascar and can be found in a variety of habitats from rainforest to dry deciduous forests of western Madagascar and the spiny thickets of the south. Its fur is thick and silky and generally white with brown on the sides, top of the head, and on the arms; its ventral area is relatively glabrous. Its body is adapted to an arboreal existence in which the major form of locomotion is vertical leaping; on the ground its only means of locomotion is a "dancing" form of hopping. The species lives in smallish groups and is primarily folivorous.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to Find
Top parks for Verreaux's Sifaka. Sightings recorded in 12 safari areas total.
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