Crowned Sifaka vs Fringed rue

Propithecus coronatus compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• Crowned Sifaka is Critically Endangered while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Sifaka	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Indriidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Propithecus	Ruta
Species	Propithecus coronatus	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Crowned Sifaka

CR — Critically Endangered

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Sifaka	Fringed rue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crowned Sifaka

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).