It is hard to guess what a Coquerel’s sifaka weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Coquerel’s sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) on average weights 4.19 kg (9.24 lbs).
The Coquerel’s sifaka is from the family Indriidae (genus: Propithecus). It is usually born with about 102 grams (0.22 lbs). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 37 cm (1′ 3″). Usually, Coquerel’s sifakas have 1 babies per litter.
As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.
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 to be a subspecies of Verreaux’s sifaka, but was eventually granted full species level, and is listed as endangered due to habitat loss and hunting. In popular culture, it is known for being species of the title character in the children’s TV show Zoboomafoo.
Animals of the same family as a Coquerel’s sifaka
We found other animals of the Indriidae family:
- Milne-Edwards’s sifaka bringing 6.57 kilos (14.48 lbs) to the scale
- Western woolly lemur with a weight of 828 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Coquerel’s sifaka
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Propithecus coquereli:
- Mona monkey with a weight of 3.98 kilos (8.77 lbs)
- Olive colobus with a weight of 3.98 kilos (8.77 lbs)
- Sunda pangolin with a weight of 4.86 kilos (10.71 lbs)
- Moustached guenon with a weight of 3.44 kilos (7.58 lbs)
- Pampas cat with a weight of 4.4 kilos (9.7 lbs)
- American hog-nosed skunk with a weight of 3.37 kilos (7.43 lbs)
- Crab-eating macaque with a weight of 4.58 kilos (10.1 lbs)
- European hare with a weight of 3.82 kilos (8.42 lbs)
- Royal antelope with a weight of 3.9 kilos (8.6 lbs)
- Spotted-necked otter with a weight of 4.18 kilos (9.22 lbs)
Animals with the same litter size as a Coquerel’s sifaka
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Coquerel’s sifaka: