Alpine Milk-Vetch vs Gray Bamboo Lemur

Astragalus alpinus compared with Hapalemur griseus

Key Differences

• Alpine Milk-Vetch is Least Concern while Gray Bamboo Lemur is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Milk-Vetch	Gray Bamboo Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Fabaceae	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Astragalus	Hapalemur
Species	Astragalus alpinus	Hapalemur griseus

Conservation Status

Alpine Milk-Vetch

LC — Least Concern

Gray Bamboo Lemur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Milk-Vetch	Gray Bamboo Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Milk-Vetch

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Gray Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Milk-Vetch

The Alpine Milk-Vetch (Astragalus alpinus) is a species in the genus Astragalus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).