Indri indri Gmelin 1788 (indri)

Mammalia - Primates - Indriidae

Alternative combinations: Lemur indri, Lichanotus indri, Pithelemur indri

Synonyms: Indri brevicaudatus Geoffroy 1796, Indri niger Lacépède 1799, Indris ater Lacépède 1799, Indris brevicaudatus Geoffroy 1796, Indris variegatus Gray 1872, Lichanotus mitratus Peters 1871

Belongs to Indri according to A. Quinn and D. E. Wilson 2002

See also Mivart 1867 and Owen 1853

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: arboreal folivore-frugivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Indri indri in the database

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