The silky sifaka (Propithecus candidus) is a large lemur characterized by long, silky, white fur. It has a very restricted range in northeastern Madagascar, where it is known locally as the simpona. It is one of the rarest mammals on Earth.

The silky sifaka has a restricted range in the mountainous rainforests of northeastern Madagascar with most of the remaining population found inside Marojejy National Park and Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve.

The silky sifaka (Propithecus candidus) is a large lemur characterized by long, silky, white fur. It has a very restricted range in northeastern Madagascar, where it is known locally as the simpona. It is one of the rarest mammals on Earth.

Silky sifakas, also known as silky simponas, inhabit montane and mid-altitude rainforests. They reside in a restricted range in northeastern Madagascar, mostly in Marojejy National Park and Anjanaharibe-Sub Special Reserve (ASSR).

2025年2月8日 · The Silly Sifaka is a large lemur known for its long, silky, white fur. It is restricted to a small area in northeastern Madagascar, where it is one of the most endangered mammals, with fewer than 250 individuals remaining.

A type of lemur, a silky sifaka weighs between 11 and 14 pounds and measures up to three-and-a-half-feet long. Silkies “fly like angels,” local people say, leaping as far as ten yards from ...

The Silky sifaka (Propithecus candidus), remarkable by its longwholly white fur, is one of the world’s rarest mammals. This large lemurmeasures 48-58 cm long and weighs 5-6 kg. It is endemic to the northeasternregion of Madagascar and is locally known as the simpona.

2020年1月13日 · Silky sifakas are critically endangered and one of the rarest primates in the world. None exist outside of Madagascar. They are the flagship species of Marojejy National Park, part of the Atsinanana World Heritage Site. This park is one of two in northeastern Madagascar in which LCF focuses its lemur conservation initiatives.

Dr. Patel is a primatologist who has been working in northeastern Madagascar in Marojejy National Park every year since 2000, where he has been studying the behavioral biology and conservation of one of the most critically endangered primates in the world, the silky sifaka lemur (Propithecus candidus).

The Silky Sifaka is a rare species of lemur found in northeastern Madagascar. It is listed as one of the 25 most endangered primates in the world. This species is being studied by researcher Erik Patel. We’ve created this page to help highlight his work on silky sifakas and share the video that Sharon Pieczenik created on the same topic.