Argentine walnut vs Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Juglans australis compared with Lepilemur edwardsi

Key Differences

• Argentine walnut is Near Threatened while Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Argentine walnut	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Juglandaceae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Juglans	Lepilemur
Species	Juglans australis	Lepilemur edwardsi

Conservation Status

Argentine walnut

NT — Near Threatened

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Argentine walnut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Argentine walnut

The Argentine walnut, Juglans australis, is a species. It is currently assessed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.