Easter cassia vs Golden-crowned Sifaka

Senna pendula compared with Propithecus tattersalli

Key Differences

Easter cassia is Least Concern while Golden-crowned Sifaka is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Easter cassia	Golden-crowned Sifaka
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Fabaceae	Indriidae
Genus	Senna	Propithecus
Species	Senna pendula	Propithecus tattersalli

Conservation Status

Easter cassia

LC — Least Concern

Golden-crowned Sifaka

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Easter cassia	Golden-crowned Sifaka
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Easter cassia

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Portugal), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).