False Puffball vs Greater Bamboo Lemur

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Prolemur simus

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Greater Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Greater Bamboo Lemur
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Tubiferaceae	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Reticularia	Prolemur
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Prolemur simus

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Greater Bamboo Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Greater Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.