Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) Fact Sheet: Distribution & Habitat

Northwestern Madagascar (from Andriaholinirina et al. 2014 unless otherwise noted)

• North and east of the Betsiboka River
  • Northern and eastern-most population near Bealanana
  • Southern-most occurrence near Ambato-Beoeni

Populations fragmented

• Isolated pockets of dry forest
• Separated by wide-open landscapes (Kun-Rodrigues et al. 2004)

Forest inhabitant (from Mittermeier et al. 2010 unless otherwise noted)

• Tropical-dry, lowland forests
  • Mixed-deciduous trees
  • Brush-and-scrub and secondary formations immediately adjacent to primary forest
• Coastal mangroves in the Bay of Mahajamba (Mittermeier et al. 2013)

Elevation range

• 0-300 m (0-984 ft) (Andriaholinirina et al. 2014)

Climatic records, northwestern Madagascar (from Richard 1974 unless otherwise noted)

• Annual rainfall
  • 150-300 cm (59-118 in) (Petter 1962)
  • Distinct annual wet and dry seasons across the distribution (Petter 1962; Richard 1974)
  • < 1% of annual rainfall may occur in the dry season (July-September) (Richard 1978)
• Temperature range
• Mean maximum temperature: c. 38.5^oC
• Mean minimum temperature: c. 14^oC

Coquerel's sifaka distribution. Adapted from www-d.-maps.com according to IUCN fact sheet. Click here or on map for detailed distribution (IUCN).

Andriaholinirina et al. 2014
Kun-Rodrigues et al. 2004
Mittermeier et al. 2010
Mittermeier et al. 2013
Petter 1962
Richard 1974
Richard 1978