Bandro vs Pencil flower

Hapalemur alaotrensis compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Key Differences

  • Bandro is Critically Endangered while Pencil flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bandro Pencil flower
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Primates (Primates) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Lemuridae (Lemurs) Fabaceae
Genus Hapalemur Stylosanthes
Species Hapalemur alaotrensis Stylosanthes guianensis

Conservation Status

Bandro

CR — Critically Endangered

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bandro Pencil flower
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bandro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Pencil flower

No description available.

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