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Propithecus coquereli A. Grandidier, 1867

Coquerel's Sifaka

Authority citation: Grandidier, A. 1867-09. Notes sur les mammifères et les oiseaux observés à Madagascar, de 1865 à 1867. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée (2)19:313-321.

Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2704494

Original name as described: Propithecus Coquereli

Nominal names: coquereli A. Grandidier, 1867 | coquerelii A. Milne-Edwards, 1871 [incorrect subsequent spelling] | damonis J. E. Gray, 1871


Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Primates -- Family: Indriidae

Type specimen voucher catalogue number: MNHN-ZM-MO-1854-1263

Type locality: Madagascar, Morondava.

Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Madagascar (MDG)

Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Critically endangered


Species Permalink: http://www.classic.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000983

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