Flat Wrack vs Greater Bamboo Lemur

Fucus spiralis compared with Prolemur simus

Key Differences

• Flat Wrack is Least Concern while Greater Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat Wrack	Greater Bamboo Lemur
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fucales (Fucales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Fucaceae	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Fucus	Prolemur
Species	Fucus spiralis	Prolemur simus

Conservation Status

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Greater Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat Wrack	Greater Bamboo Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

Greater Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.