Propithecus coronatus

Milne-Edwards, 1871

Crowned 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

Revue Scientifique, (2) 1=8: 224, 2 Sep. 1871

Original name as described

Propithecus coronatus

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1871-112, MNHN-ZM-MO-1871-88

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1871-112 http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1871-88

Type locality

Madagascar, Boueny Province.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

Taxonomy notes

split from P. deckenii

Taxonomy notes citation

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/1000984

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 coronatus

Milne-Edwards, 1871

Family

Indriidae

Root name

coronatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1871-112, MNHN-ZM-MO-1871-88

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1871-112 http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1871-88

Authority page

224

Authority publication

Revue scientifique

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000984) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18356/115572495) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Propithecus deckenii coronatus

Groves, 2005

Family

Indriidae

Root name

coronatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Propithecus damanus

Pollen, 1876

Family

Indriidae

Root name

damanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

295

Authority publication

Muséum d'histoire naturelle des Pays-Bas

Name usages

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

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