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SPECIES PROFILE
Indri (Indri indri)
Indri
IUCN STATUS
Critically Endangered
CONSERVATION STATUS
Critically Endangered
CLASS
Mammalia
GEOGRAPHICAL RANGE
Endemic to eastern Madagascar
DIET
Herbivorous
HABITAT
Eastern rainforest canopy
🔬 Classification
PHYLUM
Chordata
CLASS
Mammalia
ORDER
Primates
FAMILY
Indriidae
GENUS
Indri
📋 Description
SIZE
Up to 90 cm; 6-9.5 kg
COLORATION
Black and white with a teddy-bear face and no visible tail
ADAPTATIONS
Powerful legs leap up to 10 m between trees
🌿 Ecology
HABITAT
Eastern rainforest canopy
DIET
Herbivorous
GEOGRAPHIC RANGE
Endemic to eastern Madagascar
REPRODUCTION
Single infant every 2-3 years
DIET DETAILS
Leaves, fruit and flowers
⚠️ Threats & Conservation
PRIMARY THREATS
Deforestation, hunting
💡 Interesting Facts
1
The largest living lemur, whose haunting song can carry over two kilometres.
2
Local taboo (fady) has long protected it as a sacred ancestor animal.
🔭 Sighting Guide
📍 BEST PLACES TO SIGHT
Andasibe-Mantadia National Park
🗓️ BEST TIME TO SIGHT
April-November
🎯 SIGHTING TIPS
Set out at dawn in eastern rainforest to hear the eerie whale-like songs echo through the canopy.
