Elephant Apple vs Greater Bamboo Lemur

Dillenia indica compared with Prolemur simus

Key Differences

• Elephant Apple is Least Concern while Greater Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	Greater Bamboo Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dilleniaceae	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Dillenia	Prolemur
Species	Dillenia indica	Prolemur simus

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Greater Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	Greater Bamboo Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

Greater Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.