Crowned Sifaka vs Old-man-in-the-spring

Propithecus coronatus compared with Senecio vulgaris

Key Differences

• Crowned Sifaka is Critically Endangered while Old-man-in-the-spring is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Sifaka	Old-man-in-the-spring
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Indriidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Propithecus	Senecio
Species	Propithecus coronatus	Senecio vulgaris

Conservation Status

Crowned Sifaka

CR — Critically Endangered

Old-man-in-the-spring

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Sifaka	Old-man-in-the-spring
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crowned Sifaka

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Old-man-in-the-spring

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (8 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 countries).