INDRIIDAE, Burnett, 1828

Russell A. Mittermeier, Anthony B. Rylands & Don E. Wilson, 2013, Indriidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 3 Primates, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 142-175 : 142

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6709103
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6708789
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scientific name	INDRIIDAE
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Family INDRIIDAE View in CoL (WOOLLY LEMURS, SIFAKAS AND INDRI)

• Medium-sized to large prosimians with elongated, powerful hindlimbs, short, broad snout, large eyes, elongated hands and feet with nails, and small ears largely concealed by fur and long tail (except for Indri ).

• 50-110 cm. View Figure

• Madagascar. View Figure

• Tropical humid, dry, lowland, and montane forests.

• 3 genera, 19 species, 19 taxa.

• 2 species Critically Endangered, 8 species Endangered, 2 species Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.