Crowned Sifaka vs fat duckweed

Propithecus coronatus compared with Lemna gibba

Key Differences

• Crowned Sifaka is Critically Endangered while fat duckweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Sifaka	fat duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Indriidae	Araceae
Genus	Propithecus	Lemna
Species	Propithecus coronatus	Lemna gibba

Conservation Status

Crowned Sifaka

CR — Critically Endangered

fat duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Sifaka	fat duckweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crowned Sifaka

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fat duckweed

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and flooded grasslands and savannas within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt), Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).