African lungfish vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Protopterus annectens compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• African lungfish is Least Concern while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African lungfish	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Protopteridae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Protopterus	Lepilemur
Species	Protopterus annectens	Lepilemur dorsalis

Evolutionary Relationship

African lungfish and Gray’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African lungfish	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African lungfish

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African lungfish

The African lungfish (Protopterus annectens) is a species in the genus Protopterus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.