Propithecus tattersalli

Simons, 1988

Tattersall's 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
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Simons, E.L. 1988-02-14. A new species of Propithecus (Primates) from Northeast Madagascar. Folia Primatologica 50(1-2):143-151.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1159/000156340

Original name as described

Propithecus tattersalli

Other common names

Golden-crowned Sifaka

Type material

AMNH M-257142

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-257142

Type locality

Madagascar, dry forest about 6–7 km north-east of Daraina, Antseranana province (13° 9' S, 49° 41' E).

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000989

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 tattersalli

Simons, 1988

Family

Indriidae

Root name

tattersalli

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-257142

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-257142

Authority page

146

Authority publication

Folia Primatologica

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  3. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18352) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18352) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000989) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18352/115571806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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