Greater Bamboo Lemur vs red-cedar

Prolemur simus compared with Trichilia hirta

Key Differences

• Greater Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered while red-cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Bamboo Lemur	red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Lemuridae (Lemurs)	Meliaceae
Genus	Prolemur	Trichilia
Species	Prolemur simus	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Greater Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Bamboo Lemur	red-cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.