Devil'S Shoestring vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Polygonum erectum compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Devil'S Shoestring is Not Evaluated while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Shoestring	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	Polygonaceae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Polygonum	Lepilemur
Species	Polygonum erectum	Lepilemur dorsalis

Conservation Status

Devil'S Shoestring

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Shoestring

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and United States.

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.