Greater Bamboo Lemur vs Thatching grass

Prolemur simus compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Bamboo Lemur	Thatching grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Lemuridae (Lemurs)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Prolemur	Hyparrhenia
Species	Prolemur simus	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Greater Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).