Crowned Sifaka vs umkokolo

Propithecus coronatus compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

• Crowned Sifaka is Critically Endangered while umkokolo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Sifaka	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Indriidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Propithecus	Dovyalis
Species	Propithecus coronatus	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Crowned Sifaka

CR — Critically Endangered

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Sifaka	umkokolo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crowned Sifaka

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).