Greater Bamboo Lemur vs ilima

Prolemur simus compared with Sida cordifolia

Key Differences

  • Greater Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered while ilima is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Greater Bamboo Lemur ilima
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Primates (Primates) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Lemuridae (Lemurs) Malvaceae
Genus Prolemur Sida
Species Prolemur simus Sida cordifolia

Conservation Status

Greater Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

ilima

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Greater Bamboo Lemur ilima
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ilima

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Sweden), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Greater Bamboo Lemur

No description available.

ilima

No description available.

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