Silky sifaka

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q763853
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Silky sifaka

Summary

Silky sifaka is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (848 views/month, #1,580 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Silky sifaka's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Silky sifaka is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Silky sifaka's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered[5].
  • Silky sifaka is classified within Sifaka[6].
  • Silky sifaka is endemic to Madagascar[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Silky sifaka is Propithecus candidus[8].
  • Silky sifaka's Commons category is recorded as Propithecus candidus[9].
  • Silky sifaka's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Propithecus candidus[10].
  • Silky sifaka's Commons gallery is recorded as Propithecus candidus[11].
  • Silky sifaka's short name is recorded as P. candidus[12].
  • Silky sifaka is commonly known as Silky sifaka[13].
  • Silky sifaka is commonly known as Silky Sifaka[14].
  • Silky sifaka is commonly known as Silky Simpona[15].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Silky sifaka is Propithecus candidus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Sifaka[6]. Recorded taxon common name include it[13] and Silky Simpona[15].

Distribution

Silky sifaka is endemic to Madagascar[7].

Identifiers

Silky sifaka's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 74958[16]. Silky sifaka's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 543560[17]. Silky sifaka's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 7250889[18]. Silky sifaka's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5786030[19]. Silky sifaka's ITIS TSN is recorded as 944092[20].

Why It Matters

Silky sifaka ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (848 views/month, #1,580 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn conservation status → Critically Endangered
    Endemic to → Madagascar
    Instance of → taxon
    Topic's main category → Category:Propithecus candidus
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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