Van der Decken's Sifaka

Taxobox
name = Van der Decken's SifakaMSW3 Groves | id=12100086]
status = VU
status_system = iucn3.1
status_ref = IUCN2007 | assessors = Ganzhorn, J. & Members of the Primate Specialist Group | year = 2000 | title = Propithecus verreauxi "ssp." deckenii | id = 18357 | downloaded = 2008-07-11]
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Primates
familia = Indriidae
genus = "Propithecus"
species = "P. deckenii"
binomial = "Propithecus deckenii"
binomial_authority = A. Grandidier, 1867

Van der Decken's Sifaka ("Propithecus deckenii") is a sifaka endemic to Madagascar. It has a length of 92 to 107 centimeters, of which 42-48 centimeters are tail.cite book|title=Mammals of Madagascar, A Complete Guide|author=Garbutt, Nick|year=2007|page=196-197] Van der Decken's Sifaka lives in western Madagascar. It lives in dry deciduous forest.

Its pelage is usually creamy white, with tinges of yellow-gold, silver grey or pale brown on the neck, shoulders, back and limbs. The face is entirely black. Group size is between 2 and 10 individuals, with groups of 3 to 6 most common.

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