Perrier’s Sifaka
Propithecus diadema perrieri Lavauden, 1931
CR A2cd, B1+2c

The all-black Perrier’s sifaka is known from a relatively small area of dry forests in extreme northern Madagascar, where it receives protection in only two special reserves, Analamera and Ankarana, but its continued presence in the second is questionable. Very little is known about this lemur’s habits in the wild, except that it occurs in small groups of from two to six individuals which range over an area of up to 30 hectares, and that they eat a variety of leaves, unripe fruit, stems and flowers. Like much of Madagascar’s wildlife, Perrier’s sifaka is threatened by slash-and-burn agriculture, the cutting of timber for charcoal production, fire to clear pasture for livestock and, most recently, small-scale mining for gemstones.