Crowned Sifaka vs Dilated Scalewort

Propithecus coronatus compared with Frullania dilatata

Key Differences

• Crowned Sifaka is Critically Endangered while Dilated Scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Sifaka	Dilated Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Indriidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Propithecus	Frullania
Species	Propithecus coronatus	Frullania dilatata

Conservation Status

Crowned Sifaka

CR — Critically Endangered

Dilated Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Sifaka	Dilated Scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crowned Sifaka

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dilated Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).