Silky Sifaka
Propithecus diadema candidus A. Grandidier, 1871
CR A2cd, B1+2bc

This completely white animal is one of the least known, yet most distinctive and critically endangered of Madagascar’s sifakas, which are among the largest of the living lemurs. Known only from the rain forests of northeastern Madagascar, it is apparently found only in two protected areas, the Marojejy Nature Reserve and the Anjanaharibé-Sud Special Reserve. Like much of Madagascar’s tropical forest wildlife, the silky sifaka is threatened primarily by habitat loss, but is also reported to be hunted for food in some parts of its range. While no population figures are available, a reasonable order of magnitude estimate would be 100 to 1,000.