Propithecus candidus

A. Grandidier, 1871

Silky Sifaka

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Strepsirrhini
Infraorder : Lemuriformes
Superfamily : Lemuroidea
Family : Indriidae
Genus : Propithecus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Grandidier, A. 1871. Observations sur les Propithèques de Madagascar. Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences 72:231-233.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3956074

Original name as described

Propithecus candidus

Other common names

Silky Simpona

Type locality

Madagascar, north of Bay of Antongil.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

Taxonomy notes

split from P. diadema

Taxonomy notes citation

Mayor, M. I., Sommer, J. A., Houck, M. L., Zaonarivelo, J. R., Wright, P. C., Ingram, C., Engel, S. R. and Louis, E. E. 2004. Specific status of Propithecus spp. International Journal of Primatology 25: 875-900. · Groves, C. P. and Helgen, K. M. 2007. Craniodental Characters in the Taxonomy of Propithecus. International Journal of Primatology 28: 1363-1383.

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000982

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Propithecus sericeus

A. Milne-Edwards & A. Grandidier, 1872

Family

Indriidae

Root name

sericeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1887-755

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1887-755

Authority page

273

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35488827

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Propithecus diadema candidus

Groves, 2005

Family

Indriidae

Root name

candidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Propithecus candidus

A. Grandidier, 1871

Family

Indriidae

Root name

candidus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

232

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3956074

Authority publication

Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000982) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18360/115573359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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