Bandro vs Jointed Pricklypear

Hapalemur alaotrensis compared with Opuntia aurantiaca

Key Differences

• Bandro is Critically Endangered while Jointed Pricklypear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bandro	Jointed Pricklypear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Lemuridae (Lemurs)	Cactaceae
Genus	Hapalemur	Opuntia
Species	Hapalemur alaotrensis	Opuntia aurantiaca

Conservation Status

Bandro

CR — Critically Endangered

Jointed Pricklypear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bandro	Jointed Pricklypear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bandro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jointed Pricklypear

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Eswatini, Jamaica, Namibia, and South Africa.

Bandro

The Bandro (Hapalemur alaotrensis) is a species in the genus Hapalemur. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.