Bandro vs Northern Raphia

Hapalemur alaotrensis compared with Raphia sudanica

Key Differences

• Bandro is Critically Endangered while Northern Raphia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bandro	Northern Raphia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Lemuridae (Lemurs)	Arecaceae
Genus	Hapalemur	Raphia
Species	Hapalemur alaotrensis	Raphia sudanica

Conservation Status

Bandro

CR — Critically Endangered

Northern Raphia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bandro	Northern Raphia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bandro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Raphia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.