Deviltree vs Tattersall’s-Sifaka

Alstonia macrophylla compared with Propithecus tattersalli

Key Differences

• Deviltree is Least Concern while Tattersall’s-Sifaka is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deviltree	Tattersall’s-Sifaka
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Gentianales (Enzianartige)	Primates (Primaten)
Family	Apocynaceae	Indriidae
Genus	Alstonia	Propithecus
Species	Alstonia macrophylla	Propithecus tattersalli

Conservation Status

Deviltree

LC — Least Concern

Tattersall’s-Sifaka

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deviltree	Tattersall’s-Sifaka
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deviltree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

Tattersall’s-Sifaka

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.