Gray Bamboo Lemur vs Mountain yam

Hapalemur griseus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Gray Bamboo Lemur is Vulnerable while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Bamboo Lemur	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Lemuridae (Lemurs)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Hapalemur	Dioscorea
Species	Hapalemur griseus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Gray Bamboo Lemur

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Bamboo Lemur	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.