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Crowned sifaka

Propithecus coronatus A. Milne-Edwards, 1871

Status not recordedprimates

The crowned sifaka (Propithecus coronatus) is a species in the family Indriidae, order Primates.

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Quick facts about the crowned sifaka

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the crowned sifaka live?

Not recorded

Is the crowned sifaka endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the crowned sifaka classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyIndriidae
  6. genusPropithecus
  7. SpeciesPropithecus coronatus A. Milne-Edwards, 1871

Synonyms Propithecus deckenii coronatus, Propithecus deckenii damanus, Propithecus verreauxi coronatus

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • سيفاكا متوجArabic
  • sifaka černohlavýCzech
  • KronensifakaGerman
  • Sifaka coronadoSpanish
  • Sifaka couronnéFrench
  • Sifaka coronatoItalian
  • クロカンムリシファカJapanese
  • 관시파카Korean
  • Tsibahaka SifakaMalagasy
  • KroonsifakaDutch
  • sifaka koroniastaPolish
  • Sifaka-CoroadaPortuguese
  • Увенчанный сифакаRussian
  • Propithèque couronnéFrench

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Relatives of the crowned sifaka

Other species in the same genus Propithecus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the crowned sifaka?

The crowned sifaka (Propithecus coronatus) belongs to the family Indriidae in the order Primates.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Crowned sifaka (Propithecus coronatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/crowned-sifaka

MLA

“Crowned sifaka (Propithecus coronatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/crowned-sifaka.

BibTeX
@misc{crowned_sifaka_2026,
  title = {Crowned sifaka (Propithecus coronatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/crowned-sifaka},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}