Crowned Sifaka vs limestone fern

Propithecus coronatus compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Sifaka	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Indriidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Propithecus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Propithecus coronatus	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Crowned Sifaka

CR — Critically Endangered

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Sifaka	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crowned Sifaka

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.