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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderPrimates
- familyIndriidae
- genusPropithecus
- 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
Relatives of the crowned sifaka
Other species in the same genus Propithecus.

Diademed sifaka
Propithecus diadema

Verreaux's sifaka
Propithecus verreauxi
Silky sifaka
Propithecus candidus

Golden-crowned sifaka
Propithecus tattersalli

Coquerel's sifaka
Propithecus coquereli

Perrier's sifaka
Propithecus perrieri
CompareCrowned sifaka vs Diademed sifakaCrowned sifaka vs Verreaux's sifakaCrowned sifaka vs Silky sifakaCrowned sifaka vs Golden-crowned sifaka
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.
Sources and how to cite this page
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