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title: "Indri"
description: "Indri indri — Mammiferi. The indri ( ; Indri indri), also called the babakoto, is one of the largest living lemurs, with a head-body length of about 64–72 cm (25–28+1⁄2 in) and a weight of between 6 and 9.5 kg (13 and 21 lb)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/indri
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Indri

> Indri indri — Mammiferi. The indri ( ; Indri indri), also called the babakoto, is one of the largest living lemurs, with a head-body length of about 64–72 cm (25–28+1⁄2 in) and a weight of between 6 and 9.5 kg (13 and 21 lb).

- Scientific name: *Indri indri*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 1034
- Wikidata: [Q203868](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203868)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43600](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43600)

## Names

- en: Indri
- de: Indri
- es: Indri Colicorto
- fr: Indri
- nl: Indri
- pl: Indris krótkoogonowy

## Countries with the most observations

MG (987)

## Summary

The indri ( ; Indri indri), also called the babakoto, is one of the largest living lemurs, with a head-body length of about 64–72 cm (25–28+1⁄2 in) and a weight of between 6 and 9.5 kg (13 and 21 lb). It has a black and white coat and maintains an upright posture when climbing or clinging. It is monogamous and lives in small family groups, moving through the canopy, and is herbivorous, feeding mainly on leaves but also seeds, fruits, and flowers. The groups are quite vocal, communicating with other groups by singing, roaring and other vocalisations.
It is a diurnal tree-dweller related to the sifakas and, like all…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indri

## Photo

![Indri](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/indri/medium.jpg)

Photo: Vijay Barve · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6987383

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/indri?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).