alpine meadow grass vs Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Poa alpina compared with Lepilemur edwardsi

Key Differences

• alpine meadow grass is Least Concern while Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine meadow grass	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Poa	Lepilemur
Species	Poa alpina	Lepilemur edwardsi

Conservation Status

alpine meadow grass

LC — Least Concern

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine meadow grass	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine meadow grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine meadow grass

The Alpine meadow grass (Poa alpina) is a species in the genus Poa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Found across Europe (8 countries).