vs Golden-crowned Sifaka

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Propithecus tattersalli

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Golden-crowned Sifaka is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Golden-crowned Sifaka
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Chordariaceae	Indriidae
Genus	Asperococcus	Propithecus
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Propithecus tattersalli

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Golden-crowned Sifaka

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Golden-crowned Sifaka
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Golden-crowned Sifaka

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.