Button-Willow vs Greater Bamboo Lemur

Cephalanthus occidentalis compared with Prolemur simus

Key Differences

• Button-Willow is Least Concern while Greater Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button-Willow	Greater Bamboo Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Rubiaceae	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Cephalanthus	Prolemur
Species	Cephalanthus occidentalis	Prolemur simus

Conservation Status

Button-Willow

LC — Least Concern

Greater Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button-Willow	Greater Bamboo Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Button-Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Greater Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button-Willow

The Button-Willow (Cephalanthus occidentalis) is a species in the genus Cephalanthus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.