It typically has a strictly vegetarian diet of leaves and buds, living together in small families.

[3] The habitat is limited to the Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve in western Madagascar, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The animal is probably threatened with becoming extinct in the long run, since the size of the population is unknown so far and its habitat shrinks continuously.

The fur that borders the face is a black tone and forms a dark pattern in the shape of a line or stripe that resembles the letter "V".

Its tail is beige or brownish-gray in color, and slightly red on the dorsal side of the base.