Gray Bamboo Lemur vs Spiny Cocklebur

Hapalemur griseus compared with Xanthium spinosum

Key Differences

• Gray Bamboo Lemur is Vulnerable while Spiny Cocklebur is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Bamboo Lemur	Spiny Cocklebur
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Lemuridae (Lemurs)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hapalemur	Xanthium
Species	Hapalemur griseus	Xanthium spinosum

Conservation Status

Gray Bamboo Lemur

VU — Vulnerable

Spiny Cocklebur

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Bamboo Lemur	Spiny Cocklebur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spiny Cocklebur

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (14 countries), Asia (21 countries), Europe (34 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Kiribati, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).