Basket Oak vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Quercus michauxii compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Basket Oak is Least Concern while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Basket Oak	Gray’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	Fagaceae (Beech Family)	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Quercus (Oaks)	Lepilemur
Species	Quercus michauxii	Lepilemur dorsalis

Conservation Status

Basket Oak

LC — Least Concern

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Basket Oak	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Basket Oak

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Basket Oak

The Basket Oak (Quercus michauxii) is a species in the genus Quercus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.