Golden Bamboo Lemur vs Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

Hapalemur aureus compared with Physalis acutifolia

Key Differences

• Golden Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered while Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Bamboo Lemur	Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Lemuridae (Lemurs)	Solanaceae
Genus	Hapalemur	Physalis
Species	Hapalemur aureus	Physalis acutifolia

Conservation Status

Golden Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Bamboo Lemur	Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Japan and Sweden.