Chestnut Brittlestem vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Homophron spadiceum compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Brittlestem is Least Concern while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Brittlestem	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Psathyrellaceae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Homophron	Lepilemur
Species	Homophron spadiceum	Lepilemur dorsalis

Conservation Status

Chestnut Brittlestem

LC — Least Concern

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Brittlestem	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Brittlestem

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut Brittlestem

The Chestnut Brittlestem (Homophron spadiceum) is a species in the genus Homophron. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.