Crowned Sifaka vs White Star Apple

Propithecus coronatus compared with Gambeya albida

Key Differences

• Crowned Sifaka is Critically Endangered while White Star Apple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Sifaka	White Star Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Primates (อันดับวานร)	Ericales (อันดับกุหลาบป่า)
Family	Indriidae	Sapotaceae
Genus	Propithecus	Gambeya
Species	Propithecus coronatus	Gambeya albida

Conservation Status

Crowned Sifaka

CR — Critically Endangered

White Star Apple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Sifaka	White Star Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crowned Sifaka

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Star Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.