Devil's horsewhip vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Achyranthes aspera compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

Devil's horsewhip is Not Evaluated while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's horsewhip	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Achyranthes	Lepilemur
Species	Achyranthes aspera	Lepilemur dorsalis

Conservation Status

Devil's horsewhip

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's horsewhip	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's horsewhip

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Italy, Spain, United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Suriname).