vs Greater Bamboo Lemur

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Prolemur simus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Greater 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	Prolemur
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Prolemur simus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Greater Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Greater 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.

Greater 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.