Greater Bamboo Lemur vs round-leaf cassia

Prolemur simus compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Greater Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered while round-leaf cassia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Bamboo Lemur	round-leaf cassia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Lemuridae (Lemurs)	Fabaceae
Genus	Prolemur	Chamaecrista
Species	Prolemur simus	Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Greater Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Bamboo Lemur	round-leaf cassia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

round-leaf cassia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).