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title: "Milne-Edwards' Sifaka"
description: "Propithecus edwardsi — Ssaki. Milne-Edwards's sifaka (Propithecus edwardsi), or Milne-Edwards's simpona, is a large arboreal, diurnal lemur endemic to the eastern coastal rainforest of Madagascar."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/milne-edwards-sifaka
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Milne-Edwards' Sifaka

> Propithecus edwardsi — Ssaki. Milne-Edwards's sifaka (Propithecus edwardsi), or Milne-Edwards's simpona, is a large arboreal, diurnal lemur endemic to the eastern coastal rainforest of Madagascar.

- Scientific name: *Propithecus edwardsi*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `jungle` (Dżungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 352
- Wikidata: [Q1202844](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1202844)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74962](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74962)

## Names

- en: Milne-Edwards' Sifaka
- de: Edwards-Sifaka
- es: Sifaka de Milne-Edwards
- fr: Propithèque de Milne-Edwards

## Countries with the most observations

MG (342)

## Summary

Milne-Edwards's sifaka (Propithecus edwardsi), or Milne-Edwards's simpona, is a large arboreal, diurnal lemur endemic to the eastern coastal rainforest of Madagascar. Milne-Edwards's sifaka is characterized by a black body with a light-colored "saddle" on the lower part of its back. It is closely related to the diademed sifaka, and was until recently considered a subspecies of it. Like all sifakas, it is a primate in the family Indriidae.
The species' name honors French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards (1800–1885).

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

## Photo

![Milne-Edwards' Sifaka](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/milne-edwards-sifaka/medium.jpg)

Photo: Светлана Царахова · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/222666780

## Machine access

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