Bemaraha Woolly Lemur vs Variable flatsedge

Avahi cleesei compared with Cyperus difformis

Key Differences

• Bemaraha Woolly Lemur is Critically Endangered while Variable flatsedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bemaraha Woolly Lemur	Variable flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Indriidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Avahi	Cyperus
Species	Avahi cleesei	Cyperus difformis

Conservation Status

Bemaraha Woolly Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Variable flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bemaraha Woolly Lemur	Variable flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bemaraha Woolly Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable flatsedge

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.