Propithecus candidus

Animalia, Indriidae, CR

Propithecus candidus is a large white sifaka from northeastern Madagascar. It has a head-body length of 48–54 cm, a tail length of 45–51 cm, a total length of 93–105 cm, and a weight of 5.0–6.0 kg (Lehman et al., 2005a). Males and females are similar in size. The pelage is long and silky, which gives this species its common English name. It is a truly remarkable and attractive creature that looks more like a plush toy than a real animal. In some individuals, silver-gray tints may appear on the crown, back and limbs, and the pygal region (at the base of the tail) is sometimes yellow. The muzzle and face are bare, the skin a mix of pink and black, with some individuals having all pink and some all black faces. The tips of the naked black or pink ears protrude just beyond the white fur of the head and cheeks. This species does not occur with any other sifaka and cannot be confused with any other lemur within its range. \([\dots]\) https://lemursofmadagascar.com

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Current distribution

N. of observation used in the models

  N = 18

  Species distribution area

  SDA = 5 679 km\(^2\)

 

  Model performance

	ROC	OA	TSS
Value	1.00	0.99	0.99

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Climatic niche

Climatic and altitudinal range

 

	temp	prec	tseas	pseas	cwd	foret	alt
Mean	211	1820	2182	66	38	72	746
2.5%	168	1489	1805	42	12	0	61
97.5%	244	2191	2358	83	93	100	1648

Variable importance

	GAM	RF	MaxE	ANN	mrank	rank
temp	0.21	0.14	0.00	0.68	6.00	6
prec	0.57	0.29	0.48	0.70	4.00	5
tseas	0.84	0.56	0.57	0.82	2.00	2
pseas	0.69	0.21	0.02	0.83	3.50	3
cwd	0.85	0.56	0.95	0.70	1.75	1
foret	0.30	0.38	0.16	0.71	3.75	4

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Vulnerability to climate change

Full dispersal

  RCP : 85, Year : 2080

 

Zero dispersal

  RCP : 85, Year : 2080

 

Scenarios

	RCP	Year	Disp	Area	Change
1	45	2080	full	46	-99
2	45	2080	zero	46	-99
3	85	2080	full	0	-100
4	85	2080	zero	0	-100

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