Catkin Yew vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Amentotaxus argotaenia compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Catkin Yew is Near Threatened while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Catkin Yew	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Taxaceae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Amentotaxus	Lepilemur
Species	Amentotaxus argotaenia	Lepilemur dorsalis

Conservation Status

Catkin Yew

NT — Near Threatened

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Catkin Yew	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Catkin Yew

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Catkin Yew

The Catkin Yew (Amentotaxus argotaenia) is a species in the genus Amentotaxus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.