Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi), 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.
Le Propithèque de Verreaux, ou Sifaka de Verreaux ou encore simplement Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) est un lémurien de la famille des indridés. Ce primate se rencontre dans le Sud-Ouest de Madagascar où il est endémique. Il est grandement menacé d'extinction malgré sa distribution étendue.
El sifaca de Verreaux (Propithecus verreauxi) es un primate estrepsirrino de la familia Indriidae. Vive en Madagascar y puede ser encontrado en diferentes hábitats. Es de color naranja, blanco y negro.
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