Verreaux's sifaka  (Propithecus verreauxi)

Arboreal: living in trees.
Diurnal: active during the day.
Endemic: a species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.
Subspecies: a different race of a species, which is geographically separated from other populations of that species.
Sympatric: applied to species whose habitats overlap.

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   http://www.redlist.org
   
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5. Wisconsin University, Primate Info Net (August, 2002)
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6. Garbutt, N. (1999) Mammals of Madagascar. Pica Press, Sussex.
   
7. CITES (September, 2002)
   www.cites.org
   
8. Mittermeir, R.A., Tattersall, I., Konstant, R., Meyers, D.M. and Mast, R.B. (1994) Conservation International Tropical Field Guide Series: Lemurs of Madagascar. Conservation International, Washington DC.