Greater Bamboo Lemur vs

Prolemur simus compared with Sphingobium scionense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Bamboo Lemur
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Lemuridae (Lemurs)	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Prolemur	Sphingobium
Species	Prolemur simus	Sphingobium scionense

Conservation Status

Greater Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobium scionense is a Gram-negative, aerobic rod first isolated in the Scion research environment in New Zealand. It inhabits forest soils and plant-associated substrates of Oceania. This chemoheterotroph degrades complex aromatic and aliphatic organic compounds in temperate forest soil environments.