Crowned Sifaka vs round-leaf cassia

Propithecus coronatus compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Crowned Sifaka is Critically Endangered while round-leaf cassia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Sifaka	round-leaf cassia
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	Chamaecrista
Species	Propithecus coronatus	Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Crowned Sifaka

CR — Critically Endangered

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Sifaka	round-leaf cassia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crowned Sifaka

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

round-leaf cassia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).