Indriidae
family of mammals
The Indriidae (formerly spelled Indridae) are a family of strepsirrhine primates. They are medium- to large-sized lemurs, with only four teeth in the toothcomb instead of the usual six. Indriids, like all lemurs, live exclusively on the island of Madagascar.
Classification
The 19 living species in the family are divided into three genera.
Family Indriidae
Genus Indri
Indri, Indri indri
Genus Avahi, woolly lemurs
Bemaraha woolly lemur, Avahi cleesei
Eastern woolly lemur, Avahi laniger
Moore's woolly lemur, Avahi mooreorum
Western woolly lemur, Avahi occidentalis
Sambirano woolly lemur, Avahi unicolor
Peyrieras's woolly lemur, Avahi peyrierasi
Southern woolly lemur, Avahi meridionalis
Ramanantsoavana's woolly lemur, Avahi ramanantsoavani
Betsileo woolly lemur, Avahi betsileo
Genus Propithecus, sifakas
Propithecus diadema group
Diademed sifaka, Propithecus diadema
Silky sifaka, Propithecus candidus
Milne-Edwards's sifaka, Propithecus edwardsi
Perrier's sifaka, Propithecus perrieri
Golden-crowned sifaka, Propithecus tattersalli
Propithecus verreauxi group
Verreaux's sifaka, Propithecus verreauxi
Coquerel's sifaka, Propithecus coquereli
Decken's sifaka, Propithecus deckenii
Crowned sifaka, Propithecus coronatus
Characteristics
The 19 extant Indriidae species vary considerably in size. Not counting the length of their tails, the avahis are only 30 cm (12 in) in length, while the indri is the largest extant strepsirrhine. The tail of the indri is only a stub, while avahi and the sifaka tails are as long as their bodies. Their fur is long and mostly from whitish over reddish up to grey. Their black faces, however, are always bald. The hind legs are longer than their fore limbs, their hands are long and thin, and their thumbs cannot be opposed to the other fingers correctly.
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