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| color = pink | |||
| name = Indri | |||
| status = EN | |||
| trend = unknown | |||
| status_system = iucn2.3 | |||
| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{IUCN2006|assessors=Ganzhorn ''et al''|year=2000|id=10826|title=Indri indri|downloaded=11 May 2006}} Listed as Endangered (EN A1c+2c v2.3)</ref> | |||
| image = Indri6.jpg | |||
| image_width = 250px | |||
| image_caption = A '''Indri''', (''Indri indri'').{{photo|Lee R. Berger}} | |||
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia | |||
| phylum = [[Chordata]] | |||
| classis = [[Mammal]]ia | |||
| ordo = [[Primate]]s | |||
| familia = [[Indriidae]] | |||
| genus = '''''Indri''''' | |||
| genus_authority = [[Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire|É. Geoffroy]] and<br>[[Georges Cuvier|G. Cuvier]], 1796 | |||
| species = '''''I. indri''''' | |||
| binomial = ''Indri indri'' | |||
| binomial_authority = ([[Johann Friedrich Gmelin|Gmelin]], 1788) | |||
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The '''Indri''' ''Indri indri'' is the largest living [[Lemur]]. In the wild, it is found only on the island of [[Madagascar]]. | The '''Indri''' ''Indri indri'' is the largest living [[Lemur]]. In the wild, it is found only on the island of [[Madagascar]]. | ||
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The Indri Indri indri is the largest living Lemur. In the wild, it is found only on the island of Madagascar.
Description
The indri is a diurnal Primate that has a head body length of approximately 64 – 72 cm and a stubby vestigal tail [2][3][4]. Weight ranges between approximately 6kg up to almost 10kg [4]. Coat color varies from predominantly black contrasting with a white pygal patch and paler facial ring, to variegated black and white[4]. Males can be difficult to distinguish from females, but in the Analamazaortra Special Reserve males are slightly larger than females and there is slight dimorphism in color pattern[4].
Behaviour
The indri lives in small family groups[3]. Its movement is described as vertical climbing and leaping and it maintains a preferential upright body posture[4]. The indri has a loud vocalization which has been described as an “eerie wailing song” [4]which can be reminiscent of the singing of some whale species.
Diet
The indri is predominantly a folivore that eats mainly immature leaves, but it also feeds on seeds, fruits and flowers[3][4].
Geographical distribution
The indri may be found in tropical moist lowlands and montane forests of eastern Madagascar[4].
References
- ↑ Ganzhorn et al (2000). Indri indri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Endangered (EN A1c+2c v2.3)
- ↑ J. Fleagle (1998). Primate Adaptation and Evolution. Academic Press: New York.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 F. Szalay and E. Delson (2001). Evolutionary History of the Primates. Academic Press, New York.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Mittermeier et al. (2006). Lemurs of Madagascar. Conservation International.