Crowned Sifaka vs Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Propithecus coronatus compared with Nymphoides cordata

Key Differences

• Crowned Sifaka is Critically Endangered while Eight-Angled Floatingheart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Sifaka	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Indriidae	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Propithecus	Nymphoides
Species	Propithecus coronatus	Nymphoides cordata

Conservation Status

Crowned Sifaka

CR — Critically Endangered

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Sifaka	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crowned Sifaka

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.