Bemaraha Woolly Lemur vs slender thistle

Avahi cleesei compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Bemaraha Woolly Lemur is Critically Endangered while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bemaraha Woolly Lemur	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Indriidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Avahi	Carduus
Species	Avahi cleesei	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Bemaraha Woolly Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bemaraha Woolly Lemur	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bemaraha Woolly Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Bemaraha Woolly Lemur

The Bemaraha Woolly Lemur (Avahi cleesei) is a species in the genus Avahi. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.