Ferny Azolla vs Gray Bamboo Lemur

Azolla pinnata compared with Hapalemur griseus

Key Differences

• Ferny Azolla is Least Concern while Gray Bamboo Lemur is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferny Azolla	Gray Bamboo Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Salviniaceae	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Azolla	Hapalemur
Species	Azolla pinnata	Hapalemur griseus

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Gray Bamboo Lemur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferny Azolla	Gray Bamboo Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

Gray Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.