Greater Bamboo Lemur vs Yellow Dodder

Prolemur simus compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Bamboo Lemur	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Lemuridae (Lemurs)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Prolemur	Cuscuta
Species	Prolemur simus	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Greater Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).