Buff-thighed Puffleg vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Haplophaedia assimilis compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Buff-thighed Puffleg is Least Concern while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-thighed Puffleg	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Trochilidae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Haplophaedia	Lepilemur
Species	Haplophaedia assimilis	Lepilemur dorsalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-thighed Puffleg and Gray’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Buff-thighed Puffleg

LC — Least Concern

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-thighed Puffleg	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-thighed Puffleg

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buff-thighed Puffleg

The Buff-Thighed Puffleg (Haplophaedia assimilis) is a species in the genus Haplophaedia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.