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title: "Coquerel's Sifaka"
description: "Propithecus coquereli — Zoogdieren. Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) is a diurnal, medium-sized lemur of the sifaka genus Propithecus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/coquerel-s-sifaka
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Coquerel's Sifaka

> Propithecus coquereli — Zoogdieren. Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) is a diurnal, medium-sized lemur of the sifaka genus Propithecus.

- Scientific name: *Propithecus coquereli*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 601
- Wikidata: [Q1131678](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1131678)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74959](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74959)

## Names

- en: Coquerel's Sifaka
- de: Coquerel-Sifaka
- es: Sifaka de Coquerel
- fr: Propithèque de Coquerel

## Countries with the most observations

MG (403)

## Summary

Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) is a diurnal, medium-sized lemur of the sifaka genus Propithecus. It is native to northwest Madagascar.  Coquerel's sifaka was once considered a subspecies of Verreaux's sifaka but was eventually granted full species status. It is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List due to habitat loss and hunting. 
In popular culture, the title character in the children's TV show Zoboomafoo is a Coquerel's sifaka. The species was named after French entomologist Charles Coquerel.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coquerel%27s_sifaka

## Photo

![Coquerel's Sifaka](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/coquerel-s-sifaka/medium.jpg)

Photo: bat (Maria Vorontsova) · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/65643092

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/coquerel-s-sifaka?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).