vs Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Anathece smithii compared with Lepilemur edwardsi

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Synechococcales (Synechococcales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Prochlorococcaceae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Anathece	Lepilemur
Species	Anathece smithii	Lepilemur edwardsi

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Anathece smithii is a colonial cyanobacterium forming small, irregularly rounded colonies embedded in mucilage in freshwater environments. It inhabits eutrophic to mesotrophic freshwater bodies including lakes and ponds across temperate regions. This photosynthetic prokaryote contributes to phytoplankton communities and nitrogen cycling in freshwater ecosystems.