Perrier's sifaka

Perrier's sifaka at Black Lemur Camp / photo by Annette Bodelschwingh

Scientific name: Propithecus perrieri
English name: Perrier's sifaka
Malagasy name: Akomba joby

• endemic to northeastern Madagascar
• critically endangered species according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

• entirely black fur
• diurnal
• lives in small groups

Additional information

• list of lemurs of Madagascar
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perrier%27s_sifaka