vs Golden Bamboo Lemur

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Hapalemur aureus

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Golden Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Golden Bamboo Lemur
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Chordariaceae	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Asperococcus	Hapalemur
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Hapalemur aureus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Golden Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Golden Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.