Greater Bamboo Lemur vs toothcup

Prolemur simus compared with Ammannia latifolia

Key Differences

• Greater Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered while toothcup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Bamboo Lemur	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Lemuridae (Lemurs)	Lythraceae
Genus	Prolemur	Ammannia
Species	Prolemur simus	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Greater Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).