Elbowpatch Crust vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Elbowpatch Crust is Least Concern while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Fomitiporia	Lepilemur
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Lepilemur dorsalis

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elbowpatch Crust

Habitat

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

Range

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

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.