Greater Bamboo Lemur vs slender thistle

Prolemur simus compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Greater Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Bamboo Lemur	slender thistle
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	Prolemur	Carduus
Species	Prolemur simus	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Greater Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Bamboo Lemur	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.