Greater Bamboo Lemur vs Prickly Heath

Prolemur simus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater 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	Prolemur	Gaultheria
Species	Prolemur simus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Greater Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater 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.