False Dotted Border vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Belenois thysa compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• False Dotted Border is Least Concern while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Dotted Border	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pieridae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Belenois	Lepilemur
Species	Belenois thysa	Lepilemur dorsalis

Evolutionary Relationship

False Dotted Border and Gray’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Dotted Border	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.