Crowned Sifaka vs Goa-bean

Propithecus coronatus compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Crowned Sifaka is Critically Endangered while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Sifaka	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Indriidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Propithecus	Psophocarpus
Species	Propithecus coronatus	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Crowned Sifaka

CR — Critically Endangered

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Sifaka	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crowned Sifaka

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.