vs Greater Bamboo Lemur

Aphanocapsa sideroderma compared with Prolemur simus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Greater Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Greater Bamboo Lemur
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Primates (Primates)
Family	Microcystaceae	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Aphanocapsa	Prolemur
Species	Aphanocapsa sideroderma	Prolemur simus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Greater Bamboo Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Greater Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Aphanocapsa sideroderma is a unicellular cyanobacterium forming colonial aggregates in gelatinous sheaths with iron-encrusted outer layers. It inhabits iron-rich freshwater environments including springs, streams, and wetlands. This photosynthetic bacterium produces energy through oxygenic photosynthesis and contributes to biofilm formation on iron-rich substrates.