Button-Willow vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Cephalanthus occidentalis compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Button-Willow is Least Concern while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button-Willow	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Rubiaceae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Cephalanthus	Lepilemur
Species	Cephalanthus occidentalis	Lepilemur dorsalis

Conservation Status

Button-Willow

LC — Least Concern

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button-Willow	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Button-Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button-Willow

The Button-Willow (Cephalanthus occidentalis) is a species in the genus Cephalanthus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.