Golden-crowned Sifaka vs carrapicho

Propithecus tattersalli compared with Acanthospermum hispidum

Key Differences

• Golden-crowned Sifaka is Critically Endangered while carrapicho is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-crowned Sifaka	carrapicho
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Indriidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Propithecus	Acanthospermum
Species	Propithecus tattersalli	Acanthospermum hispidum

Conservation Status

Golden-crowned Sifaka

CR — Critically Endangered

carrapicho

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-crowned Sifaka	carrapicho
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-crowned Sifaka

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

carrapicho

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (27 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).