Golden Bamboo Lemur vs Prickly Heath

Hapalemur aureus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Golden Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Bamboo Lemur	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Lemuridae (Lemurs)	Ericaceae
Genus	Hapalemur	Gaultheria
Species	Hapalemur aureus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Golden Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Bamboo Lemur	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.